On Tue, Jul 25, 2000 at 11:12:37AM -0400, Dan Sugalski wrote: > At 03:50 PM 7/25/00 +0100, Tim Bunce wrote: > > > >Somewhat related to that... I'm a little concerned that you have > >"internal data structures and code flow" as a "secondary responsibility". > >While I see your point, to some extent, I'd rather they were considered > >together. I don't see any value in making a primary/secondary > >distinction here. > > Ah. It was partially because I'm comfortable saying "That is *not* the > interface we're going to present to programs that embed us", while I'm not > nearly as comfortable doing the same thing for, say, the structures > underlying a scalar or the optree or whatever. On the other hand, this is > as much a committee chair position as anything else, so as long as someone > knows what they're doing it's not an issue. I think you'll find no shortage of people interested in the structures underlying scalars and optrees! > I'll revise the job description after another cup of coffee and get it out > for comment. :-) Tim.Thread Previous