第3部分：Netflix 分析工程工作的调查
This article is the last in a multi-part series sharing a breadth of Analytics Engineering work at Netflix, recently presented as part of our annual internal Analytics Engineering conference. Need to catch up? Check out Part 1, which detailed how we’re empowering Netflix to efficiently produce and effectively deliver high quality, actionable analytic insights across the company and Part 2, which stepped through a few exciting business applications for Analytics Engineering. This post will go into aspects of technical craft.
本文是分享Netflix分析工程工作的一系列多部分文章中的最后一篇，最近在我们年度内部分析工程会议上进行了展示。需要补课吗？请查看 第一部分，详细介绍了我们如何使Netflix能够高效地生产和有效地提供高质量、可操作的分析见解，以及 第二部分，其中介绍了一些令人兴奋的分析工程业务应用。本文将探讨技术工艺的各个方面。
Dashboard Design Tips
仪表板设计技巧
What is design, and why does it matter? Often people think design is about how things look, but design is actually about how things work. Everything is designed, because we’re all making choices about how things work, but not everything is designed well. Good design doesn’t waste time or mental energy; instead, it helps the user achieve their goals.
什么是设计，为什么它很重要？人们常常认为设计是关于事物的外观，但实际上设计是关于事物的运作方式。所有东西都是设计出来的，因为我们都在选择事物的运作方式，但并不是所有东西都设计得很好。好的设计不会浪费时间或精神能量；相反，它帮助用户实现他们的目标。
When applying this to a dashboard application, the easiest way to use design effectively is to leverage existing patterns. (For example, people have learned that blue underlined text on a website means it’s a clickable link.) So knowing the arsenal of available patterns and what they imply is useful when making the choice of when to use which pattern.
将其应用于仪表板应用程序时，最简单的有效设计方法是利用现有模式。（例如，人们已经知道网站上蓝色下划线的文本意味着它是一个可点击的链接。）因此，了解可用模式的武器库及其含义在选择何时使用哪种模式时是有用的。
First, to design a dashboard well, you need to understand your user.
首先，要设计好一个仪表板，你需要了解你的用户。
- Talk to your users throughout the entire product lifecycle. Talk to them early and often, through whatever means you can.
- 在整个产品生命周期中与用户交流。尽早并经常通过任何可能的方式与他们交流。
- Understand their needs, ask why, then ask why again. Separate symptoms from problems from solutions.
- 了解他们的...