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From:
Chap Harrison
Date:
April 19, 2011 21:03
Subject:
Re: Nature of this list
Message ID:
6082A6EC-898A-40D6-995D-1EFDD264FC1D@pobox.com
On Apr 19, 2011, at 10:54 PM, Brandon McCaig wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:38 PM, Chap Harrison <clh@pobox.com>
> wrote:
>> Then, add something to the effect that part of the purpose of
>> the list is to acquaint beginners with the culture of advanced,
>> professional programming;
>
> Is that the purpose of this list? It's a beginner's list.
That's what I understand Randal Schwartz to be saying earlier in this thread:
On 11-04-19 06:25 PM, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:
> Here (and on monks and usenet and now StackOverflow), I'm (often)
> reacting to bad code. And I make no apologies for saying code is bad or
> wrong or illpurposed or a security threat, if that's indeed what it is,
> and I also believe that the person who creates such code needs to
> understand that in *no* uncertain terms. Softening the blow does nobody
> any good there. Weaselwording is counterproductive.
>
> If they don't have a thick skin already, they'd better get one soon, or
> they'll be useless as an advanced programmer. Without thick skin, they
> won't be able to submit their code for review regardless of how much
> their ego is invested in it. And down that path lies security breaches
> and thedailywtf.com submissions. I have no tolerance for that. I'm
> trying to make the world a better place, one correction at a time. :)
>
Chap
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