From Joel On Software, in one simple sentence, usability is:

Something is usable if it behaves exactly as expected.

This plays well with Perl’s mottos of “element of least surprise” and “DWIM - Do What I Mean”.

Related posts:

1. Joel’s 12 steps for better code

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