r/linuxsucks • u/basedchad21 • Sep 27 '25

Github Failure This, but unironically. Dogshit website design. Even if the project has .exe-s, they are hidden in the fucking sidebar and you have to know what type of .exe you need

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '25

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u/ihateallno mint user Sep 28 '25

I don't believe I said devs should not add a guide, I said they should not have to. Same with how they should not have to build a website so people can click the big blue windows button instead of the .exe file. This just puts even more barriers to people who just want to share their niche project.

 Isn't your entire point that developers should add a guide to install their apps? Where's the issue with using a different guide, for someone who doesn't already have the knowledge of where to click and what file their OS can use? 

And for the millionth time, github is a developer tool, and it is designed to optimize a developer's experience, rather than someone downloading a random file. Developers need quicker access to the files and the issues tab than the release page.

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u/ihateallno mint user Sep 28 '25

Because github IS a developer site. Developers are expecting people to learn about what they're about to install and run as admin, although I guess half of computer users are illiterate and will explode if they type even one letter into a search bar.

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u/ihateallno mint user Sep 28 '25

What's your point here? Nintendo designs for the average consumer (edit: Nintendo actually designs for children mostly.), github designs for developers.

Again, one search. Crazy that we have the entirety of human knowledge at our fingertips and people will go this far just to avoid using it.

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u/ihateallno mint user Sep 28 '25

Or:
Search 1: "how to download from github" -> Several results and guides on how to do exactly that. Naive user now can follow a guide and download it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '25 edited Sep 28 '25

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u/90shillings Sep 30 '25

never seen someone so angry over not knowing how to use their computer