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I'm a seasoned developer and I frequently come across OSS projects where I spend half an hour or more in "how the fuck do I actually use this"-land. A lot of de
by MarcelOlsz 5mo ago
I'm a seasoned developer and I frequently come across OSS projects where I spend half an hour or more in "how the fuck do I actually use this"-land. A lot of developers need to take the mindset of writing the documentation for their non-tech grandma from the ground up.
- sharts 5mo agoLLMs to the rescue
- MarcelOlsz 5mo agoIt's the principle.
- kelnos 5mo agoOr they can just, y'know, not do that. Because they don't owe you, or anyone, anything.
- MarcelOlsz 5mo agoOf course, but presumably if you're launching something you want people to adopt it so spend some time on documentation.
- kelnos 5mo agoDon't presume that. People release OSS for all sorts of reasons, and you cannot assume anything. You also are not owed or entitled anything. If a maintainer wants to do something, they will. If they don't, then they won't, even if that thing might net them more users. It's not for you to decide, or even gripe about.