Comment on A Love Letter to Tinkerable SoftwareparentComments−igouy2yMany many more people want / need to use something than want / need to tinker.−0xpgm2yAn environment that makes it very easy to tinker will produce more potential creators resulting in more things to use−igouy2yMaybe; maybe not.I have experienced working with people who seemed far more interested in tinkering with the Smalltalk IDE than work on the mundane tasks needed to complete the project. They preferred tinkering to work ;-)
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Many many more people want / need to use something than want / need to tinker.
An environment that makes it very easy to tinker will produce more potential creators resulting in more things to use
Maybe; maybe not.
I have experienced working with people who seemed far more interested in tinkering with the Smalltalk IDE than work on the mundane tasks needed to complete the project. They preferred tinkering to work ;-)