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hrmtst93837today at 12:35 PM1 replyview on HN

Spend a week with a self-service admin dashboard and you'll learn why software needs molly guards too, because one-click disasters are common online.


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fainpultoday at 1:35 PM

> In software, there are better solutions.

You missed the point. Most things can be solved better. For example with undo or "fake undo" based on a delayed action or many other solutions, depending on the individual problem. Just asking "are you sure?" or forcing the user to jump through some hoops is the laziest and least user friendly way.