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On Nov 16, 2012, at 1:41 PM, DJ Delorie wrote:

> 
>>>> Fast development pace indicates immaturity.
>>> 
>>> Please stop saying things like this.
>> 
>> Please don't damage this wonderful toolkit.
> 
> Please stop assuming that any development we do will cause damage.

As you know, I make no such assumption. But I perceive that you advocate development uncritically.

> 
>> Please fix bugs. Please fix rickety foundations. But don't just
>> change things for change's sake. Especially, don't complicate the
>> user's life with lots of special-case "features".
> 
> Please stop using emotionally charged words like "damage", "rickety",
> and "wonderful".  If you have a technical argument against or for a
> specific change, and evidence to back up any claims you make, fine.
> Your arguments are sounding more like politics and less like
> engineering.

A commitment to stability, simplicity, and clean design are characteristics of good engineering. The idea that these goals can be achieved by a series of specific changes each targeted toward a specific problem runs counter to all of my experience.

I submit that your point of view is at least as political and emotionally charged as mine. You have very strong prejudices, and they show.

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
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