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dxdmlast Sunday at 2:36 PM2 repliesview on HN

I think HIG means "Human Interface Guidelines" here. Seems to be an Apple thing.

I wish more people would avoid or at least introduce abbreviations that may be unfamiliar to the audience.


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andailast Sunday at 2:50 PM

Microsoft had one too: WIG!

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22475521

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marcosdumaylast Monday at 4:39 AM

I think it was a Xerox thing. But since the 90s, everybody has some since.

Oh, and if you want to read one to learn, the Microsoft ones are better than the Apple's.