Re: running an external app
Re: running an external app
- Subject: Re: running an external app
- From: "Hamish Allan" <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 19:36:22 +0100
On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 6:35 PM, Peter Duniho <email@hidden> wrote:
> As I said, no one ever suffered from having too many code samples.
Again, I disagree. We are seeing an ever-increasing number of people
on this list who don't care about learning Cocoa, they just want to
piece together bits of code. As I mentioned previously, I believe that
this will lead to a decrease in the quality of software.
> Well, I refer you back to my previous statement: the English language only
> gets you so far. Code is the one unambiguous, universally-understood
> conveyance of a point regarding code.
>
> Yes, it's most often beneficial to have text that elaborates on the code.
> In reality, the two combined provide the best illustration. But if I have
> to choose between only one or the other, I will go with a correct code
> example every time.
That's because you don't really believe in conceptual documentation. I
believe it's far too easy to miss the wood for the trees when you're
trying to learn several design patterns at once just by looking at
code.
> Honestly, I'm surprised to have to reiterate this point. It's a common
> enough problem in every communications medium I'm participated in, and it's
> a constant refrain in forums such as this one to ask people asking questions
> to provide clear, concise code examples rather than just trying to explain
> in English what their problem is. I'd have thought this point was a given.
Often on this list I see people answering very specific questions with
"What are you actually looking to do with this? There may be a better
approach." This is the very opposite of the "snippets illustrate best"
school of thought, and the fact that many of this list's members take
a holistic approach is one of the most valuable things about it.
Hamish
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