2 ms·
Preferences have become a pretty natural part of using a computer, I'm not sure why we can't rely on users trying that when they run into problems. I would be
by FLUX-YOU 9y ago
Preferences have become a pretty natural part of using a computer, I'm not sure why we can't rely on users trying that when they run into problems.
I would be worried about endless forking of defaults as a feature of newly built tools, leading to a bunch of new tools that will be harder to maintain.
If they can't manage implicit data casting preferences (if those exist, they may not), surely handing them something more complicated like R, MATLAB, or SQL is even worse.
- mulmen 9y agoThis “change the settings” argument comes up from the Excelistas every time valid criticism is leveled at the tool. Can you point to this setting? No? I didn’t think so. That’s because it doesn’t exist. You’re arguing a hypothetical from a position of ignorance.
- FLUX-YOU 9y ago>Excelistas I'm not an Excelista, and you shouldn't have assumed that considering I asked several posts up if the setting existed.