There are at least two different user categories for each application:
Basic users: The users of this category just want to be able to use the application in an intuitive way. They don't like to spend too much time on configuring or learning the internals of the application. Basic usage is sufficient for them.
Advanced users: Those users, who are in fact usually the minority, don't mind spending some extra time on learning how to use the advanced features of the application. They can go as far as learning a configuration (or scripting) language if they know that learning it will:
Give them the ability to have better control of an application
Help them express their ideas in a better way
Make them more productive ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month, and much more.
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.
Julian F.
Head of Cybersecurity
I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.
Addison B.
Field Engineer
I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.
Amir M.
Data Platform Tech Lead
I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.