On Saturday, 26 September 2015 at 01:37:57 UTC, Manu wrote:
On 25 September 2015 at 22:17, Kagamin via Digitalmars-d
<[email protected]> wrote:
[...]
This is because I am constantly introducing new users to D, and
even
more important when those users are colleagues in my workplace.
If I talk about how cool D is, then point them at the website
where
they proceed to download and install the compiler, and their
experience is immediately hindered by difficulty to configure
within
seconds of exposure, this paints a bad first impression, and
frustratingly, it also reflects badly on *me* for recommending
it;
they're mostly convinced I'm some ridiculous fanboy (they're
probably
right). This is based exclusively on their experience and
first-impressions. These basic things really matter!
Understand; people with no vested interest in D, and likely some
long-term resistance to every new trend in the software world
jumping
up and down fighting for their attention (which includes
fanboys like
me!), will not be impressed unless the experience is efficient
and
relatively seamless.
I'm talking about appealing to potential end-users, not
enthusiasts.
My experience is, over and over again, for years now, that
these tiny
little things **REALLY MATTER**, more than literally anything
else. If
they're turned away by first impressions, then literally
nothing else
matters, and you rarely get a second chance; people don't tend
to
revisit something they've written off in the past.
They just don't care. This is what I think when I read this. If
it's not the setup it would be something else. They would find
something else to mask their uninterest. Human beings are
talented at lying to themselves.
They're just not honest enough with themselves, it's that simple.
Don't be so gullible and try to understand what's behind the
excuses !
