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What are some things you think tech people presume others know, and know how to do? (lemm.ee)
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It's helpful to take a few steps back from time to time to reassess where we're each coming from on our knowledge of tech (or anything) to better communicate.

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[–] [S] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Personally, when I'm looking around for different software, as someone that's in-between unfamiliar and familiar with tech: if it doesn't have an installer/executable/apk and only describes a way to build/compile from source, I have to imagine it wasn't intended for non-devs to start with.

Yet somehow I seem to find my way to software like that occasionally. 🤷‍♀️

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And that's probably the case.

    When someone creates a hobby project, they might not immediately have the time to spend on making a convenient package or executable because it's still in early development, still buggy and unsupported, or it's targeting only people capable of compiling code.

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