>>>>> "jc" == jc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
jc> Which of us is right can't be determined by logic, because
jc> we're talking about human behavior, which isn't especially
jc> logical. So what we need is a controlled experiment: We make
jc> this notation part of the standard, and implement it in a lot
jc> of programs. Then we study the ABC that comes out of those
jc> programs' new users, to see what the statistics are.
jc> When we get enough data to have statistically significant
jc> results, one of us can publicly admit that the other was
jc> right.
But you can't then take the feature out, because there will then be a
body of work that depends on it.
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