In this case, I would say so. Although FarmBot was initially adopted by very technical users, our end-goal is to create a technology that everyone can use, not just advanced users. We’re still working towards this goal, and we’re not done. With that being said, making a product user-friendly means not overwhelming users with an endless sea of configuration options.
If you are a gardener with no CNC experience or an elementary teacher that just wants to grow some carrots, you have absolutely no need to fiddle with micro-stepping. Microstepping can make movements a little smoother and quieter, but it can also make the device inoperable and confuse the user during a setup.
As you have seen, we did not remove the feature entirely, we merely moved it to a place where it would not overwhelm less advanced users.
This is an open-source project. Everything is discoverable if you look in the right places (the source code is available for review on Github).
Here’s how you enable “advanced settings”:
