# The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than You Think

<https://www.nngroup.com/articles/computer-skill-levels/>

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## What Jamie wrote

This is a good read to better understand the likely user of the software you are building. It takes very little complexity to stop most people in their tracks. 😬

## Facts

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## Appears in

- [WT119: Weekly Thing #119 / Sep 28, 2019](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/119/), Notable Links 📌

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