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Episode 001 - An Updated Look at "Object Oriented UX," the Article

September 2020

58 Minutes

October 20, 2015 was when Sophia's article on OOUX debuted on A List Apart. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia shows you how her philosophy and process have changed since then and how OOUX was forged in the crucible of CNN Election Night 2012.

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October 20, 2015 was when Sophia's article on OOUX debuted on A List Apart. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia shows you how her philosophy and process have changed since then, how OOUX was forged in the crucible of CNN Election Night 2012, how OOUX can help you speak the same language as your back-end developers, and how noun foraging fits into her ORCA (Objects, Relationships, Calls-to-action, and Attributes) process. Enjoy!

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Read the A List Apart article: https://alistapart.com/article/object-oriented-ux/

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