But where do we stop? We can't assume everyone knows what an RTS is. We can't assume that everyone knows what a computer game is. We can't assume that everyone knows what a computer is (some people really don't know this).
You can see that this could quickly bloat the explanation.
I remember someone got frustrated on the article about ur-languages posted here on HN. He didn't know what ur-language is and didn't want to look it up by himself. I also didn't know the term, but I just went and googled it instead of berating the author of the article.
But where do we stop? We can't assume everyone knows what an RTS is. We can't assume that everyone knows what a computer game is. We can't assume that everyone knows what a computer is (some people really don't know this).
You can see that this could quickly bloat the explanation.
I remember someone got frustrated on the article about ur-languages posted here on HN. He didn't know what ur-language is and didn't want to look it up by himself. I also didn't know the term, but I just went and googled it instead of berating the author of the article.