Untutored in the perversities of some particular program or
system; one who still tries to do things in an intuitive way,
rather than the right way (in really good designs these
coincide, but most designs aren't "really good" in the
appropriate sense). This trait is completely unrelated to
general maturity or competence or even competence at any other
specific program. It is a sad commentary on the primitive
state of computing that the natural opposite of this term is
often claimed to be "experienced user" but is really more like
"cynical user".
(1994-11-29)
Nearby terms:
nagware « nailed to the wall « nailing jelly « naive » naive user » NAK » name capture
