That's the thing about people who think they hate computers ... What they really hate are lousy programmers.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Criticism of computers often targets poor software design rather than the machines.
- In plain terms
- People blame computers when the real problem is bad coding.
- What can you take from it?
- Faulty code causes user frustration.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is the tool or user at fault?
- How do you fix bad tools?
Another view
Hardware can also fail.
More from Larry Niven
Anything you don't understand is dangerous until you do understand it.
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