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> A tool doesn't accomplish anything on its own. A tool is a means to an end. Let's be fair, this article is about this exactly. > That is a question that, th
by szszrk 2mo ago
> A tool doesn't accomplish anything on its own. A tool is a means to an end.
Let's be fair, this article is about this exactly.
> That is a question that, the more that I look at it, seems completely wrong. (...) How does anyone measure what the contribution of a piece of software is to the world? (...) The tool doesn't make the contribution. The tool enables people to make contributions to the world.
and then tries to challenge quoted articles again to prove/disprove those words.
- kepano 2mo agoIndeed. My point was to agree with the author in their rebuttal of the original piece.
- ddevnyc 2mo agoThe contribution of Excel, the most popular programming environment in the world, is undoubtable - therefore, not only has Excel accomplished something (popularize programming among non-programmers) but it's also easily measurable (it has done so more than any other technology in existence). It _is_ a genuine contribution to the world, by the tool itself, not just by what people use the tool for. So, I disagree with this line of criticism - I think you very well can do those things.
- szszrk 2mo agoI don't disagree here. I just pointed out that above commenter seems to dispute the author without having read the article in full. Turns out, some of us are just bad at communication :)