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This is a treasure chest of computer-related papers from 1951 - 2000. The topics span the full breadth of computing, including topics that might not immediately
by hazelnut-tree 4y ago
This is a treasure chest of computer-related papers from 1951 - 2000. The topics span the full breadth of computing, including topics that might not immediately come to mind.
An example: I posted a 1984 paper about end-user documentation for all types of users (including developers) from the ACM archive. Despite the age of the paper, you'll recognise the questions about documentation even today.
'Those silly bastards': A report on some users' views of documentation (1984) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31003306 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31003306
- maire 4y agoDocumentation and user interface face the same issues. The biggest mistake engineers make is to expose the internal workings of the software in ways irrelevant to the user. The biggest mistake marketing makes is to focus on upselling. I believe this is the reason why Google beat out Yahoo in the search space.