Hi Ludovic, Ludovic Courtès <l...@gnu.org> writes:
> Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.courno...@gmail.com> skribis: > >>> Quoting Ludo, >>> >>> (this is crucial for our >>> HPC >>> users, who routinely combine a whole bunch of options; you have no >>> idea >>> how far they go once you give them the tool :-)) >>> >>> <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/msgid/871qmg79u7....@gnu.org> >>> >>> and I agree with « you have no idea how far they go once you give them >>> the tool :-)) ». >> >> It seems a bit hypothetical at this point, so I wouldn't want to cripple >> the design by it. > > It baffles me that you would consider other people’s experience as > “hypothetical”. It’s not, really. I didn't mean to dismiss other people experiences. The reason I'd like to orient this discussion toward use cases, is that these are easier to work with (more concrete/well defined) than user experiences. I'm sure people use it in many ways I can't think of, and what I'd like us to do is be able to put a finger on what these ways are, and how the current API could be improved in a way that satisfies them all (if possible). > The choice of words after the comma is also unfortunate in several ways. Noted. For the record I used in for its "flawed or imperfect" definition. -- Thanks, Maxim
