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Ciaran McCreesh wrote: |
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> * If we're looking to increase the flow of end users -> super users -> |
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> developers, perhaps we should focus more upon improving development |
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> tools or development documentation. |
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I'm a little late jumping into this and I haven't read all the threads yet, |
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however I agree with Ciaran here. From a user who wishes to progress, this |
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particular point is something I can relate to. Consolidating docs into a single |
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place, getting rid of stale stuff, and updating the old would do a lot to bring |
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users up-to-speed. By providing docs, users who wish to take the initiative can |
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do so. Once they learn the lingo and system, they can better offer their |
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services and it would decrease frustration on the devs part concerning ignorant |
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(not demeaning, but fact) users. |
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Improving development tools helps, but also making them available where |
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applicable. I'm thinking more along the lines of scripts located on dev spaces |
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as applications like catalyst are already available. Stuff that normally is |
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considered "developer only" should be opened up so that users can get a better |
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sense of what is actually going on; this would lessen the degree of naiveness. |
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