Leaked payroll data show how much Valve pays staff and how few people it employs

Re:Leaked payroll data show how much Valve pays staff and ho... by mejutoco on Sunday July 14, 2024 @06:20PM (#40963621)

I can empathize with the feeling but this is the case in many many contexts. Reading the intent of a user without a clear mental model of software is difficult, sometimes impossible.

I know no os that changes the format of an image when a user changes the file extension, for example, which is a pretty similar situation.

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Re:Leaked payroll data show how much Valve pays staff and ho... by gjsman-1000 on Sunday July 14, 2024 @06:21PM (#40963628)

Another inexcusable sharp edge of computing that nobody cares about. I propose we recognize it for what it is - a sharp edge, and don’t act like people are stupid for doing what seems intuitive and logical.

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Re:Leaked payroll data show how much Valve pays staff and ho... by jimjimjim on Sunday July 14, 2024 @06:58PM (#40963844)

calm the farm. people don't even know what a file extension is.

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Re:Leaked payroll data show how much Valve pays staff and ho... by solarkraft on Sunday July 14, 2024 @09:07PM (#40964503)

The criticism is that it’s not done even when reading the user’s intent is plenty possible, like in this case.

(how bad UIs are is generally an insult to all the amazing engineering behind them)

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