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Re: Currant Bun

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From: Hilary Gay
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 00:00
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> > Being a programmer, I regularly come across this level of intellegence in
> > clients. When I tell them to print they ask "how?" <sarcasm> oh, not that
> > there's a big button on the form with a picture of a printer on it or
> > anything like that to help them </sarcasm>
> 
> Did you ever thought about people, who just DON'T WANT TO UNDERSTAND
> what some programmer eggheads produced? And is it their fault then
> or your's?

It's their fault if they cannot understand basic operating instructions.
Windows software is about as idiot-proof and idiot-level as you can make
it, but there are still people who find it easier to ask someone else
rather than try to think for themselves.

> > Or what would you say if your airline expects you to fly the plane
> you're on for your next holidays...

Hardly the same analogy.  If the customer was asked to WRITE the software
he wanted, that'd be another matter.


Hilary

http://www.scottishmagic.co.uk
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From: Hilary Gay <hilary@tardis.ed.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Currant Bun
Date: 2000/01/14
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