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FWIW as a casual observer, “this software exists and can do these things” is way more useful than “software I know nothing about got a new feature that I don’t understand because I don’t have the context of knowing what the software is or what it does” :)



> I don’t have the context of knowing what the software is or what it does

If someone don't know something Google always may explain it.

If you go to GitHub release page and don't know what it is, just jump to project main page on GitHub.[0]

[0] https://github.com/leozide/leocad


Responding to the original comment before it got edited:

> Google still works for all, as I know.

So I should google everything that hits the front page of HN, even if I already read the original link and it looks boring, just in case it might be actually be relevant to my interests but the submitter chose a particularly non-representative example to share…?

I think the current approach of “link to the discussion-worthy part” is fine :3


> So I should google everything that hits the front page of HN

Of course NO!

HN users should google only about those thing that hits the front page of HN they don't know.




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