Re: Changes to Euphoria
Jeremy Cowgar wrote:
> We have had enough arguments on the forum for a while. Can we just discuss
> programming
> issues? There are people here trying to solve problems, trying to ask
> questions
> and get answers, i.e. what the forum is designed to do but their messages are
> lost in ones like this.
I agree with your sentiment Jeremy. I'm not trying to start another fight.
It just seems weird that my proposal would be likened to FORTRAN. This is
a deep and profound misunderstanding of minimalist goals which are best
embodied in that universally recognized stupid fool, Albert Einstein...
...as simple as possible, no simpler.
My thoughts may not be welcome, yet still be of value.
I've had bosses that only liked an idea if it was their idea. In one
case, I'd have to take him to lunch, fill him with Hennesseys and by
the end of lunch he was trying to convince me to do my idea because
by then it was his idea. Life is weird and doesn't work the way you'd
expect. If only we had the source code to humanity, perhaps we could
fix it?
I don't want to fight. I don't want my ideas labeled stupid when they
are reasonable either. This proposal is a modest one. How well it does
will be a great indicator of how welcome more profound ideas of mine will
be accepted. I'm not going to lose any sleep if nobody likes it. But
the ways it is or will be attacked is very revealing to me.
I can face a thousand challenger to an idea, but only the one that is
truly reasonable is going to have an impact. I'm not attacking the
messenger but I'm not so sure others will have that same restraint.
Judge for yourself of course. No, I do not want to fight.
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