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The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than You Think (2016) (www.nngroup.com)

submitted 5 months ago by BodaciousMunchkin@links.hackliberty.org to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] PeteBauxigeg@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Lot's of software is just shit/hard to use

[–] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That is the reason for degrading proficiency. Not, that the tools are bad but the attitude, they have to be easy to use.

That almost everything "just works" is nice as a consumer but it won't make you troubleshoot and you will not gain technical expertise by using such devices.

[–] PeteBauxigeg@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

If I'm buying a bus ticket, i shouldn't have to troubleshoot imo

[–] Starkstruck@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In my experience, it's often users who just want everything spoon fed to them like infants that think it's hard.

[–] PeteBauxigeg@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

If one's made one's software well, the easiest UI to make is one that's easy to use