Once there was a discussion on HN about a specific command line tool, how easy command lines were and how even an idiot should be able to install and use it. I

Once there was a discussion on HN about a specific command line tool, how easy command lines were and how even an idiot should be able to install and use it. I decided to test that theory by attempting to install it on a fresh copy of Windows, and documenting every step. I did get it installed, but did not succeed in using the command line tool for the desired application. There was also a number of difficult steps that nontechnical users would not know anything about and get frustrated by or turned away from. There were serious mistakes in the instructions. The biggest issue was dependencies which had further dependencies, all of which had their own difficult installation instructions. At least it didn't require compiling anything! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11453086 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11453086