• Axolotl@feddit.it
    3·
    1 month ago

    I swear, i have read some issues…

    So, i sometimes help people who have problems with an android CLI launcher

    There is a fucking command called, “help” and when you open the launcher one of the first thing you see is “write help to get a command list”, you write help and you get a list of all commands and there is even a wiki (not complete though) that explain some commands and they STILL ASK “can you add [command that already exist]?”.
    So i kinda feel why some people want a skill issue tag

    • SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world
      2·
      1 month ago

      I’d say “sure!” Then amaze them with how good and quick I am by telling them an hour or two later to "try it now "

      What you describe sounds more like a “competence” issue than a skill issue - can’t have the latter without first having the former.

      • ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de
        1·
        1 month ago

        That way you teach them that

        • you are somehow a magician
        • they can ask for any stupid thing and you will do it right away for them because what else should you be doing
        • it doesn’t matter if this feature even fits into your plans because all you want to do is grant every wish
        • a new feature is written and will appear instantly at the users computer. Who cares about testing or of this breaks other features as long as this guy is happy

        They are beginner devs, so they should learn to understand how things work.

  • 𝕲𝖑𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍🔻𝕯𝖃 (he/him)@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 month ago

    RTFM is not a valid response if the manual contain no information on what the software is or even how to run it (or where to even find the manual, if the manual even exists). Is this a standalone program? A plugin for another program I’m already using? No links to any useful information whatsoever.

    Then the guy that sent me the original link tells me “oh yeah, all that info is on youtube”. Nope, I’m done. I’ll use something else.

    • freddydunningkruger@lemmy.world
      0·
      30 days ago

      Questions for you and your upvoters: when you were growing up, did you climb a lot of trees that were way too high for you or did they have fences to keep you away from them? Were you required to wear a helmet while riding a bike? Were you even allowed to bicycle anywhere on your own? Did you ever have to figure out how something works on your own, or has it always been your default response to give up when someone isn’t there spoon-feeding you the answers?

      • 𝕲𝖑𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍🔻𝕯𝖃 (he/him)@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        30 days ago

        Climbed trees, rode without a helmet, and setup the home network without any documentation whatsoever. Been there, done that.

        It’s not 2005 anymore. I have a job, a significant other, and other shit to do that’s more important than documenting someone else’s hobby.

  • pulsewidth@lemmy.world
    0·
    1 month ago

    I’ve seen this on a few repos and it never came across too harsh, the posts tagged with it were deserving. Wish I’d noted the repo names…

    I’m fine with it tbh. FOSS devs need to squeeze every bit of enjoyment out of working on the project to keep motivated. If they (or mods) can drop a helpful reply and close an issue as ‘skill issue’ and get a little chuckle while they give their time for free answering poorly-written queries or bad bug reports then that’s a reasonable trade to keep them from burning out.