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I'm a little bit confused by the wording "This happens transparently to the user," I assume they mean that the user is unaware of this workaround? Or do they me
by reidjs 5y ago
I'm a little bit confused by the wording "This happens transparently to the user," I assume they mean that the user is unaware of this workaround? Or do they mean it's obvious how it works (transparent) to the user?
- danudey 5y agoIn this context, it means "this workaround happens without the user having to perform any additional steps"; not necessarily that they're unaware, but that it happens without their involvement and it doesn't seem that it's any different from the surface-level.
- renewiltord 5y agoIt's an old software thing! "Transparent to the user" means "without the user knowing". Strange, right? I prefer "hidden from" to "transparent to" but I definitely use the latter a lot and it's quite clearly wrong!
- inimino 5y agoIt's not wrong. Glass is transparent to you. It precisely means that you don't see it.
- renewiltord 5y agoYou are right! Consider me convinced!