Hi Carl, > Flexibility is also a Good Thing. And standardization and flexibility are > always at odds with one another. > > Similarly, brevity is a Good Thing. And obviousness is a good thing. And > brevity and obviousness are often at odds with one another. > > The tradeoffs between these conflicting objectives are hard to make, and > opinions will differ on what the best solution is. > > So we try to make the best decisions we can.
Extremely well put! Thanks, Kieren. ________________________________ Kieren MacMillan, composer ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: i...@kierenmacmillan.info _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user