Yhn SportBaseball first seen 19 h ago, last 57 min ago, peak #2
Developer pays strangers to test README instructions
Original: I paid people to try and follow my README
A developer paid people to attempt to follow a project's README, documenting where the installation instructions confused them or broke down. The experiment highlights how documentation that makes sense to its author often fails new users, a common pain point in open source software. Readers are sharing their own experiences of writing instructions they could never follow cold, and debating whether paid usability testing of docs is worth it.
Why now: It resonates with developers who struggle to write documentation that works for users who did not write the code.
edentREADMEopen source software
Evidence
- I paid people to try and follow my README · edent · 384
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