I have been thinking about the paradigm of "commands" in programming, and whether softer/more 'polite' language could improve the machine UI
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Replying to @starsandrobots
Bear with me. Do you see computers as intimidating, did people you know see them this way? Or are they dumb machines, tools, automata?
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Separately but relatedly, how frustrating are error messages to beginners? Wouldn't you feel better w "sorry, please ask again differently?"
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Personally no, it would feel like one of those frustrating automated phone systems, "sorry, I didn't quite catch that..."
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It's nice that a computer doesn't judge you or care either way if you make an error. Personally, I don't want it to pretend to care.
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As a teacher of newbie programmers, I think what most of my students need is just easier to understand error messages
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