points by p-e-w 2 days ago | 0 comments
There are a million frontends designed to simplify Git for non-programmers. In fact, lots of office software now has version management built-in. Very few people use it. This isn’t a technology problem.
[–] hnlmorg 1 day ago
[–] sixdimensional 1 day ago
Yes, thank you, I agree exactly with your comment. Track changes doesn't seem to have the right user experience for non-technical users.
[–] p-e-w 1 day ago
> Yet there is a demand for version control for nontechnical people. And I know this because I’ve seen enough files called “copy of important thing” or “important thing 2”.
This demonstrates LACK OF demand for technical version control, since the system you describe has been used since forever and found to be good enough.
[–] hnlmorg 1 day ago
No. It demonstrates nontechnical people adapting the skills they’re familiar with to suit a requirement they have.
It doesn’t prove that they don’t want a better solution should it have the right UX. And, as I said in my original comment, the current UX for version control in documents both sucks and is often hidden away where people might not even be aware it exists.
Yet there is a demand for version control for nontechnical people. And I know this because I’ve seen enough files called “copy of important thing” or “important thing 2”.