"At the end of the nineteenth century, many laypeople had a "working knowledge not only of electricity, but also of the buttons they pushed and the relationship between the two," according to Plotnick. Those who promoted electricity and sold electrical devices, however, wanted push-button interfaces to be "simplistic and worry-free.""
Imagine people promoting websites and apps not wanting "laypersons" to have working knowledge of computers and computer networks.
Imagine them artificially separating all people using computers into two categories: "developers" and "users".
"They thought the world needed less thinking though and tinkering, and more automatic action."
Imagine people promoting websites and apps not wanting "laypersons" to have working knowledge of computers and computer networks.
Imagine them artificially separating all people using computers into two categories: "developers" and "users".
"They thought the world needed less thinking though and tinkering, and more automatic action."
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