Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!esosun!ucsdhub!sdcsvax!ucbvax!ANDREW.CMU.EDU!rs4u# From: rs4u#@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Richard Siegel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Programmers and Users Message-ID: Date: Tue, 19-May-87 08:21:19 EDT Article-I.D.: andrew.gUg4szy00UhTxdA0VA Posted: Tue May 19 08:21:19 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 20-May-87 04:55:58 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Lines: 37 In <360@sdics.ucsd.EDU>, you write: "I know that Scott Weiner is not an average programmer, and unaware of the concerns of users;" That's the problem. Many programmers are completely ignorant, unaware of, or simply don't care about the people who will be using their software. Example: Where I work (no names, to protect the innocent), there's a programmer who graduated cum laude in Computer Science. He's an excelent programmer. THe prob is, the applications he's doing are for scientific research, and he has VERY LITTLE conception if the needs and requirements of the people who will be using his software! It's my belief that a programmer should have a fairly good idea of the needs of his audience, whether he's writing a word processor to be marketed, or whether he's writing custom, one-shot, in-house software. ANy other way is foolishness, and programs like MS Word suffer from this lack of vision. Any comments? -Rich Richard M. Siegel R-Squared Development Systems 134 Horseshoe Drive Williamsburg, Virginia 23185 (804) 229-2152 [After 6pm eastern time only] Arpanet: rs4u@andrew.cmu.edu Uucp: {your fave gateway}!seismo!andrew.cmu.edu!rs4u Disclaimer? I don't even KNOW 'er!