"I went to the farmer's market but they didn't sell me a complete meal, only all these fucking plants. They think everyone's a cook, and expect to know cooking, but i'm not and I don't. Make a fucking meal and give it to me! Stupid fucking smelly farmers" -- that's how that sounds

[+] KeenFlame@feddit.nu -9 points 10 months ago (7 children)

I know how to do it but I'm not selfish enough to forget how it was the first times. You won't convince me it's user friendly

[–] random9@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago (6 children)

The point, which you missed, is that going to github, a source code hosting service, to look for downloading executables for your specific platform - is like going to a farmer's market to try and get a ready made meal. You're at the wrong place, and it's not meant for you if that's what you're looking for.

Github is fairly user friendly, but it's users are developers.

[–] ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I'm a developer and I hardly ever compile shit for my personal computer from source. I'd rather use a package manager, sure, but on Windows that's by far the exception to the rule and if you want regular users to use your app, it needs to be a downloadable EXE.

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This. Building a random app from source and tracking down its many dependencies is a massive pain in the ass, doubly so on Windows where you have to jump through a ridiculous number of hoops just to install a C compiler.

[–] AProfessional@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

This can be true and still irrelevant. It’s a free git repo host. Binaries are not its main purpose and random users complaints don’t matter.

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