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The Silent Killer: How UX Debt Can Cripple Your Application

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We've all been there. The pressure is on, project deadlines are looming, and corners get cut. In the world of application development, this often manifests as "technical debt" – the shortcuts in code that save time now but cost more later. But there's another, often overlooked, and equally insidious form of debt accumulating in our applications: UX Debt . Just like technical debt, UX debt refers to the compromises, shortcuts, or deliberate omissions in the user experience that are made during development, often to meet tight deadlines, save resources, or prioritise new features or functions. While seemingly innocuous at first, this debt silently accrues, eventually impacting user satisfaction, development efficiency, and ultimately, your application's success as a commercial and user friendly solution to a given set of problems. What does UX Debt look like? UX debt isn't always a glaring design flaw. Often, it's a collection of issues that erode the user e...