An Introduction to APIs

Re:An Introduction to APIs by danjc on Sunday July 30, 2023 @01:41PM (#36933830)

Side point - has anyone got a better way to refer to a non-technical person than "non-technical"? I see they use that term in the intro and I use it to but seems a bit condescending.

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Re:An Introduction to APIs by gabereiser on Sunday July 30, 2023 @02:20PM (#36934304)

The phrase you seek is called “Layman’s Terms” as defined: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/layman%27s%20term...

This avoids classification of the reader. To refer to someone who lacks the knowledge of an domain, they are a “layman”.

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Re:An Introduction to APIs by mellosouls on Sunday July 30, 2023 @02:16PM (#36934257)

Layperson (layman in old money), though I don't think non-technical is normally condescending.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/layperso...

someone who is not an expert in or does not have a detailed knowledge of a particular subject

"bluffer" would be a humorous alternative.

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Re:An Introduction to APIs by macintux on Sunday July 30, 2023 @02:38PM (#36934490)

I’m fine with that, but seeing the term “normies” here sets my teeth on edge.

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Re:An Introduction to APIs by phist_mcgee on Sunday July 30, 2023 @08:30PM (#36937574)

How about the diminutive normoid?

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Re:An Introduction to APIs by ch1234 on Sunday July 30, 2023 @02:23PM (#36934337)

…. And that’s the entire world is in this state. Stop trying to create victims out of people for no reason.

Non-technical = not technical = does not have technical expertise.

Seems pretty logical to me

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Re:An Introduction to APIs by FractalHQ on Sunday July 30, 2023 @02:08PM (#36934151)

Muggle

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Re:An Introduction to APIs by pranavpiyush on Sunday July 30, 2023 @01:52PM (#36933968)

Business user

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Re:An Introduction to APIs by vorpalhex on Sunday July 30, 2023 @01:43PM (#36933860)

When an accurate term seems condescending, sometimes that tells us more about ourselves than the word.

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Re:An Introduction to APIs by booleandilemma on Sunday July 30, 2023 @06:41PM (#36936733)

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Re:An Introduction to APIs by gibb0n on Sunday July 30, 2023 @06:56PM (#36936873)

noob

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Re:An Introduction to APIs by vitorbaptistaa on Sunday July 30, 2023 @09:01PM (#36937764)

I usually use "non-developer", as that's what it means to me most of the time.

I find it hard to call a data analyst (for example), who can be highly technical, as a non-technical person.

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