How some good corporate engineering blogs are written

Re:How some good corporate engineering blogs are written by saagarjha on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @04:41PM (#22550267)

Your definition of “tech literacy” is way skewed. These people are able to use technology to do what they need: they’re tech literate. They can talk with their friends over the internet, create and layout documents, print posters, do research; they’re fluent across multiple devices and platforms; many of them interact with some sort of computer for hours each day. What more do you want them to do? (I’m in the age range you specified, by the way.)

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Re:How some good corporate engineering blogs are written by andrewzah on Thursday March 12, 2020 @10:51AM (#22557445)

My definition involves understanding how computers work to a decent degree outside of basic app usage.

Being mechanically efficient at using computers (and by this, I mean being efficient at using carefully- designed apps) does not count in my eyes. If any problem occurs, or if one has to do anything outside of the basic app flow, then people go blank.

I operate a car daily, does that make me car literate? I understand mechanically how to operate a car, but if anything out of the ordinary occurs I have no idea what to do. Except to call someone who is actually car literate to fix the problem. Usage does not correlate with literacy.

When a problem occurs, I've seen many people not even read the error messages or display basic critical thinking ability. I can't call this tech literacy.

> They can talk with their friends over the internet, create and layout documents, print posters, do research

This is a testament to programmers and UX designers making easy to use applications, not people being "tech literate".

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