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setting up, just getting started with IRC for a non-tech person is basically way too hard bordering on impossible from their perspective. We can talk about all
by jamiek88 8y ago
setting up, just getting started with IRC for a non-tech person is basically way too hard bordering on impossible from their perspective.
We can talk about all the other issues around persistence and UX but just getting started is something beyond the vast majority of computer users.
It’s really hard for us to remember and empathize with this.
- weberc2 8y agoI’m a tech person and I struggle. It’s a chat app; shouldn’t be so complex.
- ciupicri 8y agoBut developers are not non-tech persons, they're techies.
- pera 8y agoToo hard? I installed mIRC on my own at age ~12 in the late 90s and I don't remember having any issues, the only thing you had to do was to type a nickname and choose a server. Nowadays it's even more simpler since you don't even need to install a client (qwebirc, kiwiirc, etc.).
- wpietri 8y agoSure. 12-year-olds who go on to be software developers can install it. That says nothing about the user experience of the bottom quartile of users in terms of technical aptitude.
- def_true_false 8y agoI'm not sure why people keep saying this. If all you want is a web client, it doesn't get much easier than qwebirc: https://webchat.freenode.net/ https://webchat.freenode.net/
- rhizome 8y agoI'd agree that it's possible there are some discoverability issues, but i don't see where '/server irc.(efnet|freenode|etc.)' is bordering on impossible.