- Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:09 am
#83601
Goal: Make it so I don't get silly questions from users.
In all honesty, they are not silly. If I write something intended to be used by someone who is not a developer, I should endeavor to make it accessible to them. So I want to make things as easy as possible for the person who buys a pre-loaded Windows laptop and barely makes it through Windows Updates. *nix users seem okay with "use pip to install esptool.py and use this command line" but let's face it, there's a lot more people who use computers as a means to an end and do not feel comfortable with that type of instruction
So, I was wondering how people may have solved this? I know there's a NodeMCU flash tool however that still "allows too much configuration" (i.e. allows a person to select the wrong address and brick their controller.) Does anyone have any better ideas other than writing a custom y-modem Windows app for their project?
In all honesty, they are not silly. If I write something intended to be used by someone who is not a developer, I should endeavor to make it accessible to them. So I want to make things as easy as possible for the person who buys a pre-loaded Windows laptop and barely makes it through Windows Updates. *nix users seem okay with "use pip to install esptool.py and use this command line" but let's face it, there's a lot more people who use computers as a means to an end and do not feel comfortable with that type of instruction
So, I was wondering how people may have solved this? I know there's a NodeMCU flash tool however that still "allows too much configuration" (i.e. allows a person to select the wrong address and brick their controller.) Does anyone have any better ideas other than writing a custom y-modem Windows app for their project?
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