>Geoff Canyon wrote:
>>
>> >andu wrote:
>> >>
>> >> This idea
>> >> that the language should be easily understood (with no effort at all) by
>> >> "the average person" aka "us" is total crap.
>> >
>> >I heard this same retort ten years ago from a rabid DOS user who sneered
>> >at anyone who used a GUI.
>>
>> That doesn't have any relevance to the point being made.
>
>Well, the point I was trying to make was: should a tool be as easy to
>use as possible, by as many people as possible, or should it require
>specialized training and obscure knowledge? This particular DOS user
>sneered at anyone who didn't want to learn an arcane command line
>structure; she claimed the only "real" computer users were those who
>could master it. Meanwhile the rest of the world went on to actually USE
>computers by adopting a graphical user interface.
Agreed, completely. Don't take my criticism of your rhetoric for
disagreement with your point. Anything that will make MetaTalk easier
gets my vote, and it's worth much effort to achieve it.
Regards,
Geoff
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