Story: I went to a user test interview for Mavo (which also caters to beginners).
I'm a UI designer and I work in frontend scripting (HTML+CSS). I did my first hello world in Turbo Pascal almost 15 years ago so I'm NOT a beginner and I can understand code.
the Mavo interview consisted of basic programming concepts. It made me sweaty and I felt like the dumbest baby user because of the expected timeframe to answer questions.Presenting a FUNCTION to a beginner IS overwhelming (even tho you wouldn't feel overwhelmed as an avid developer).
Advice: Sit down with actual beginners and watch them trying to start a project using dip language. you'll learn so much about how far away from 'beginner friendly' you are (from a practical pov)
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raghav_nautiyal|5 years ago