Lack of pop CS ==> s/w consumers have no calibration for true complexity. App UI complexity range is low. Can't tell paper planes/747s apart
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well, we do our best to conserve complexity and hide the messy innards from the users. Ease of use vs system comprehension.
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the debate on ease versus power in computing goes back to the 1960s. Fun fact: Apple copied Xerox's vision of computing for *children*.
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agree 100% that — malapplied — this infantilizes users. A bit like using fast-food as dinner ingredients: limited possibilities.

