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The "context" is entirely a fabrication of programmers. If you have years of experience with computers, you know what they should and shouldn't do. You know th
by raganwald 16y ago
The "context" is entirely a fabrication of programmers.
If you have years of experience with computers, you know what they should and shouldn't do. You know that a programmer might call a user an idiot in a comment or on a Usenet forum, but not in a dialog button.
If you've never seen a computer before, you have no such idea, which is exactly why testing like this is necessary: Programmers have too much experience with the "context" to recognize when something might be confusing or outright offensive.
See also: "Abort."
p.s. re-reading my text, it might look like I'm disagreeing with the parent comment. that is not my intention, rather I'm agreeing with the parent and attempting to explain why this might be the case.