Author: Sune Fischer
Date: 15:04:52 04/06/04
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>>Seriously. >>You are expecting programmers to design software for users >>*) who are scared of techno, >>*) who can't install from a CD, >>*) who doesn't know what a file is, >>*) who can't browse a menu and >>*) who can't push buttons. > >If software just must take into account those points then it's still easy to >create software. Name me one piece of advanced software the user can operate without knowing anything. >Software also needs to be > >*) foolproof > >Because in general a reasonable % of the users after installing new software >product is getting an information overload. the reaction that happens then is at >best described as: "Utter panic and clicking all clickable areas until the >software shows some type of response they recognize. Usually combined with 100 >times pressing the ENTER key" > >>Good luck writing software to these people, I give up on those. > >Don't worry, i happily create software that's foolproof. Don't put words in my mouth. >>Luckly, I think we are dealing with a minory among the computer chess interested >>folks! > >Computerchess is a technical sport. > >If you do not see the average chessproduct user as a computerchess enthusiast, >because he doesn't know much from computers, then there is something very wrong >with you. It strikes me a being somewhat selfcontraditive to be a computer chess fan and still hate computers. As you say yourself it is a technical sport. So I really do believe those represent a minority within the group, most probably computer chess enthusiasts are not ordinary users at all. -S.
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