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On Building Git for Lawyers

(jordanbryan.substack.com)
162 points jpbryan | 3 comments | 14 Nov 24 15:48 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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apozem ◴[14 Nov 24 17:11 UTC] No.42138365[source]▶
This person is 100% correct that git will never see adoption outside the tech industry.

My partner worked as a veterinarian for several years, and it was fascinating to see how vets use computers. These were brilliant people - I knew three who did literal brain surgery. But they just had zero patience for computers. They did not want to troubleshoot, figure out how something worked or dive deeper. Ever. They didn't care! They were busy saving the lives of people's pets.

It was a good reminder there are many smart people who do not know computers work and do not care to. A good startup acknowledges this reality.

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deprecative ◴[14 Nov 24 17:39 UTC] No.42138786[source]▶
I find this excuse depressing. We live in the age of computers. If you don't know how to use one you shouldn't be employed where they're necessary. Rather than making a dumbed down workforce we should be building people's skills up.

Git for normies already exists even MS Word has document versioning. If they cannot be bothered to use the software and technology they need to then they should be unemployed.

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1. NoboruWataya ◴[14 Nov 24 19:01 UTC] No.42139858[source]▶
These people clearly do know how to use computers though, they've almost certainly been using them in their professional and personal lives every day for years. They just don't know how to use your preferred tools, and those tools aren't necessary for them.
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2. deprecative ◴[14 Nov 24 23:24 UTC] No.42142374[source]▶
This post is literally about illiteracy of the tools used at your job. They don't need to be experts but if they can't do basics and cannot process new information they should be out on their ass.

Excuses are excuses and shouldn't be tolerated.

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3. bigfatkitten ◴[16 Nov 24 22:30 UTC] No.42159962[source]▶
A tool which is of no use to them in performing their actual job.

They have a workflow that works just fine for them, and if they don't, they already have an abundant market of tools suited to their field that they can just go out and buy if they wish.