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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: KDE/kdenetwork/kopete/kopete
From:       "Jos Poortvliet" <jospoortvliet () gmail ! com>
Date:       2007-09-10 18:40:37
Message-ID: 5c77e14b0709101140o48d410ebl6dba2023683f2427 () mail ! gmail ! com
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On 9/10/07, Nick Shaforostoff <shafff@ukr.net> wrote:
> On Понедельник 10 сентября 2007, Matt Rogers wrote:
> > For the record, I only asked for the revert of the one change that
> > makes quite readable code into not as readable code.
> actually, it depends on the reader. most people don't understand code at all.
> and, it is IMHO reasonable to expect a certain IQ-level or non-groupthinking from a \
> developer. 
> imagine a beginner who reads such code: he will stop, take thought, and then \
> finally _learn_ the trick.

This is a slippery slope... Sure, having a certain IQ is a requirement
of hacking. It's a big reason for WIKI syntax - keeps stupids out.
Having more complex code means better hackers.

But we're a FOSS project. We don't need better hackers (well, we do,
but not just that), we need MORE hackers. Making things easier is the
main thing which (hopefully) will enable KDE 4 to kick ass. It's
what's good about KDE/Qt compared to our competition.

Aah well, you know all that.

This surely is also a matter of what you like more. And it got a
little emotional I guess, making it all harder. A good night of sleep
(and maybe a beer/joint) would help that ;-)

> for example, we @ the university had been told of this trick in the first semester \
> of the first year (of course, i'd known it long before:) 
> > 2. Commit the change that Richard Dale suggested.
> with great pleasure
Great, have fun!
 
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