Comments on: Good first impressions http://thinkhole.org/wp/2005/12/09/good-first-impressions/ www.thinkhole.org Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:30:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: import this. » Blog Archive » Django in seven minutes http://thinkhole.org/wp/2005/12/09/good-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-38 import this. » Blog Archive » Django in seven minutes Wed, 14 Dec 2005 02:33:42 +0000 http://thinkhole.org/wp/2005/12/09/good-first-impressions/#comment-38 [...] It is the nature of web frameworks that they are intended to make the job of web developers easier. Therefore the framework that will be adopted the most will not necessarily be the one with the best code and fanciest features. Rather, it will be the one with the best documentation, best demos/screencasts, and is the easiest for a dev to pick up and run with. The objective should be to get people installing Django and trying it, which will, in turn, build a strong base of people wanting to improve it. Worse is better. [...] [...] It is the nature of web frameworks that they are intended to make the job of web developers easier. Therefore the framework that will be adopted the most will not necessarily be the one with the best code and fanciest features. Rather, it will be the one with the best documentation, best demos/screencasts, and is the easiest for a dev to pick up and run with. The objective should be to get people installing Django and trying it, which will, in turn, build a strong base of people wanting to improve it. Worse is better. [...]

]]> By: John http://thinkhole.org/wp/2005/12/09/good-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-32 John Sun, 11 Dec 2005 01:16:41 +0000 http://thinkhole.org/wp/2005/12/09/good-first-impressions/#comment-32 Yep. It does no good to write the coolest software in the world if no one can figure out how to use it. Yep. It does no good to write the coolest software in the world if no one can figure out how to use it.

]]> By: Nathan http://thinkhole.org/wp/2005/12/09/good-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Nathan Sun, 11 Dec 2005 00:14:51 +0000 http://thinkhole.org/wp/2005/12/09/good-first-impressions/#comment-30 <em>It’s not just about who has the best code, but rather who can explain their code the best</em> I agree. I hate it when people don't take the time to provide good documentation for their software. It’s not just about who has the best code, but rather who can explain their code the best

I agree. I hate it when people don’t take the time to provide good documentation for their software.

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