#end-user-computing
Well, for some reason is both true and also a simplification, it's (IMO) the byproduct of computing not necessarily being more accessible but being very aggressive about onboarding and hiding complex solutions or self-troubleshooting from the end user if possible
November 10, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I don't agree with its articulation of human problem solving in all things, as with most anthro, but Nardi actually did not write GET WREKT YOU STUPID DUMBASSES when thinking about task specific goals, the role of visual applications, spreadsheets etc

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A Small Matter of Programming: Perspectives on End User Computing
A Small Matter of Programming asks why it has been so difficult for end users to command programming power and explores the problems of end user-driven app
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November 6, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Actually it's a little known fact that you don't get to make a claim about who counts as a programmer unless you win an arm wrestling competition with Mary Shaw

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The state of the art in end-user software engineering | ACM Computing Surveys
Most programs today are written not by professional software developers, but by people with expertise in other domains working towards goals for which they need computational support. For example, a t...
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November 6, 2026 at 5:04 AM
OpenAI’s Dots face privacy and rising computing costs

OpenAI is pitching its new Dots assistant to London’s developers as a high-end productivity tool, but the always-on service faces two major obstacles: the cost of running autonomous AI and growing concerns over privacy. Dots, unveiled at the…
OpenAI’s Dots face privacy and rising computing costs
OpenAI is pitching its new Dots assistant to London’s developers as a high-end productivity tool, but the always-on service faces two major obstacles: the cost of running autonomous AI and growing concerns over privacy. Dots, unveiled at the company’s developer event in San Francisco last month, is designed to act before a user gives it a specific instruction. It learns about a person’s objectives, monitors their inbox and workplace tools, and begins tasks on their behalf.
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EUC: AI Agents Are Coming to IT Support

Earlier this year, I argued that AI agents would reshape end-user computing. The evidence since then says I was right. The decision in front of CIOs is whose platform they will live on. #Agentic #ITSM buff.ly/9LGkOGi
October 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
The #sci-fi novel I'm querying takes place in a clean, well-lighted dystopia. Computing works exactly as Altman fantasizes. As an end user, you only own an interface device, and you rent access to the cloud network.
Sam Altman Absolutely Hates the Idea of People Running Their Own AI Models at Home, Argues They Shouldn't Own Computers
To OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, having people run their own models at home on their own computers doesn't make any sense.
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October 30, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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Brave has enhanced its AI assistant, Leo, with end-to-end encryption, OHTTP, and confidential computing. Conversations are encrypted in-browser, processed in TEEs, and remain private alternativeto.net/news/2026/1...
October 18, 2026 at 2:57 PM
So conda-forge builds for operating system and computing architecture computing platforms (e.g. linux-64, osx-arm64, linux-aarch64, linux-riscv64) from a single recipe file which for the end-user very nicely avoids having to now be concerned about linux-distribution specific packaging.
October 15, 2026 at 11:26 PM