Tehhund@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 15 days agoDad uses a computer in 2025lemmy.worldimagemessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageDad uses a computer in 2025lemmy.worldTehhund@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square37linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareDonaldist@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·14 days agoIt depends on the viewpoint: Is it better a new user is forced to learn how things really work to become a literate operator of the technology he uses or is it better to let him bypass the mechanics with convenient tools at the cost of him never fully grasping how things tick?
minus-squareJoshCodes@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-214 days agoAsk a new user, the unsurprising answer is “ez pleazee”.
Mint is better
Devuan is best
Objectively not for new users
It depends on the viewpoint:
Is it better a new user is forced to learn how things really work to become a literate operator of the technology he uses or is it better to let him bypass the mechanics with convenient tools at the cost of him never fully grasping how things tick?
Ask a new user, the unsurprising answer is “ez pleazee”.