| 18 Dec 2023 |
 @tejing:matrix.org | or to anyone who doesn't already know, frankly | 05:21:50 |
| @tejing:matrix.org | the biggest thing that's hard to communicate is how much they don't actually matter | 05:22:35 |
 @bzzm3r:matrix.org | In reply to @tejing:matrix.org
It's really hard to communicate the status of flakes to a newbie Yup, which is why I think that a value-judgement-free route is to explicitly say: "hey, flakes have some cool ideas, but you'll have a smoother start without them, and once you're set, you'll find it much easier to use and understand them" | 05:22:50 |
| @tejing:matrix.org | you can use them, or not use them. It doesn't have much actual impact on what you can and can't do, or how easy or hard it is | 05:23:00 |
| @tejing:matrix.org | every newbie and his brother is convinced everything under the sun "requires flakes"... I suspect because they're doing a lot of their learning from people who don't actually understand things themselves all that well, and only learned flakes | 05:24:16 |
| @tejing:matrix.org | so they just aren't aware that all this stuff is just as doable without them | 05:24:41 |
