Ken Kocienda

7 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 24, 2019 by Ken Kocienda · across every show →

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Feb 24, 2019
Insight
Small Engineering Teams Provide Underestimated Power and Unit Cohesion
“I think there is a really underestimated power In keeping your team small. The cohesion, the small unit cohesion that you have”
Ken Kocienda Feb 24, 2019 ▶ 45:29 Inside the Apple Factory: Software Design in the Age of Steve Jobs
Feb 24, 2019
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Steve Jobs Asked Individual Contributors Directly for Key Product Choices
“He doesn't ask, you know, Scott Forstall, who is, you know, he knows much better. He doesn't ask, you know, any of the other people in the room. He asks me, the individual contributor, you know, just coming in, but I'm the DRI. You see, that's the thing. He wa…”
Ken Kocienda Feb 24, 2019 ▶ 1:05:39 Inside the Apple Factory: Software Design in the Age of Steve Jobs
Feb 24, 2019
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iPhone Autocorrect Dictionary Lacked the Word 'iPhone' Until After Launch
“And when he said that, that's, When I knew that I was going to have to go back the next day and add iPhone to the autocorrection dictionary.”
Ken Kocienda Feb 24, 2019 ▶ 48:33 Inside the Apple Factory: Software Design in the Age of Steve Jobs
Feb 24, 2019
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Steve Jobs Sided With Ken Kocienda Over Scott Forstall on iOS Gestures
“And so and it also just goes to show that there could be disputes, even up at the highest level. Scott knew that I was very excited about this feature and wanted to show Steve, so he let me. And Steve was the one who had the final vote, and he sided with me, a…”
Ken Kocienda Feb 24, 2019 ▶ 1:15:44 Inside the Apple Factory: Software Design in the Age of Steve Jobs
Feb 24, 2019 positive
Disclosure
Ken Kocienda Invented the iPhone Magnifying Loupe for Cursor Placement
“The one thing that I did implement for the first iPhone was the loop. So you press and hold, and it would give that little magnifying glass above your finger that would show. And the whole idea of that is that we wanted your finger to be right where The insert…”
Ken Kocienda Feb 24, 2019 ▶ 50:47 Inside the Apple Factory: Software Design in the Age of Steve Jobs
Feb 24, 2019
Disclosure
Ken Kocienda Did Not Seek Apple's Approval to Write Creative Selection
“Well, no, I didn't. I don't know if I was supposed to, but I didn't.”
Ken Kocienda Feb 24, 2019 ▶ 1:34:20 Inside the Apple Factory: Software Design in the Age of Steve Jobs
Feb 24, 2019
Insight
Touchscreen UI Software Must Interpret Intent Rather Than Literal Inputs
“Because you didn't get this tactile feedback, because you couldn't feel the edges of either keyboard keys, or any button, or anything in the user interface, is that the software had to be there working behind the scenes to give you what you meant, maybe differ…”
Ken Kocienda Feb 24, 2019 ▶ 41:09 Inside the Apple Factory: Software Design in the Age of Steve Jobs
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