On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 2:45 PM Nick Coghlan <ncogh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7 November 2017 at 03:52, Michel Desmoulin <desmoulinmic...@gmail.com> > wrote: > And assume that stuff in any tutorial you make they know this stuff. > > > > This is a strong barrier or entry IMO. > > Sure, but it's not one we can readily fix - the user hostility of > command line environments and the compromises we have to make to abide > by platform conventions are in the hands of operating system vendors, > and there's only so much we can do to paper over those distinctions > when user lock-in and putting barriers in the way of cross-device > portability is a core part of commercial OS vendors' business models. > > I don't know if you are referring to Microsoft Windows here, but I want to note that from my personal experience the Windows subsystem for Linux ("Bash on Ubuntu on Windows") is easy to work with, so making Windows feel (CLI-wise) like Ubuntu is not so difficult. I'm not sure how easy it is for students to set up, but it is an option at least. Elazar
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