Hallo,
On 7/14/07, Michael T. Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
While it is understandable, given the intense interest most grognards of any language
have in playing with the language, for people to enjoy conversations that go into the
ever-more-esoteric, it is decidedly not helpful to the newcomer striving to understand
things. So yes: Answer politely. Explain your answer in detail suited to the perceived
level of the asker. Clear common misunderstandings. But do not use this as a launchpad
into the geek equivalent of language knowledge oneupmanship. It confuses far more than
it helps. If you really need to enter into the game, branch out. Don't even reply to
the thread but start a new thread with your reply. Leave the newcomer to the
comprehensible side, even if it is perhaps somehow less than "perfect" by
whatever standards you choose to measure perfection in.
This is so much true. It has the effect of disguising Haskell as
a PhD-only language.
Cheers,
--
-alex
http://www.ventonegro.org/
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