are there any good definitions of end-user program...
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srini
06/21/2019, 7:01 PMare there any good definitions of end-user programming out there?
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Ivan Reese
06/21/2019, 7:48 PM
A good explanation that crossed my path recently is...
An "end-user programmer" is someone programming behaviour that only they themselves will make use of.
So then, "end-user programming" the programming that someone does to make something for themselves.
I don't believe that's a perfect fit with how industry uses the term, mind. In that case, the meaning might be more along the lines of, "Programming done by someone who doesn't consider themselves a programmer."
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srini
06/22/2019, 1:38 AMoo I love that term
srini
06/22/2019, 1:38 AMprobably similar to being a “home cook” vs being a professional chef at a restaurant
srini
06/22/2019, 1:39 AMhome cook:
- focus on ease of access
- investment in tools / processes scaled to their level of expertise. in general tools are more accessible and simpler to use
professional cook:
- has to work at “scale” by default to make a profit
- more complex, larger equipment.
- more ops management / standardization, less experimentation (still happens, but not daily probably)
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Daniel Hines
06/22/2019, 3:15 PMHome cook is a great example 💯
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srini
06/22/2019, 8:21 PMEnd User Cooking
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Joshua Horowitz
06/23/2019, 3:06 AM"[P]rogrammers like computers because they get to program, and end users like computers because they get to get their work done." (from Nardi, "A Small Matter of Programming")
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