Emmanuel Lecharny wrote:
SNIP
I said, 'do it', then alex said don't. And he explained why. I respect
Alex rationals, and I may have said 'do' a little bit too quickly. My bad.
> - respect existing conventions even if you don't like them
What does that mean exactly (In terms of the current context)?
This is a general rule, and it's not targeting you. It's for everyone,
me included. The perfect example is that I should not have told you 'go'
without asking Alex before.
Ah - OK. That makes sense.
Also, if it's not broken don't fix is VERY ambiguous.
Lets just stick to facts and concepts ok? Communicate clearly
and simply with examples if necessary.
Just a general sentence. I try to say 'focus on serious issues'. We are
still waiting the RPM packager you promized month ago, and DAS is
serious business too. Don't get lost in small details. Keep the good
work on, keep focus on DAS, you are close to a good solution, I think.
Yeah - I think we're getting close :-)
In general if I see something I think can be made better,
I suggest it and clarify my rationale. There's no rush
to do these things.
What I was looking at in this case was that if I refactor
the constants now, it means that I don't have to do it later,
which I like. I try to take care of some trivial thing right up front
when possible. But if we all don't like then it stays, and we get
on with the serious business.
You said do it. Alex said don't do it.
This is a democracy. We all have to agree before
something is done. That means we have to discuss
it and make sure everyone has clearly understood each other's
rationale.
Sometime it's a litle bit more complicated. This is a meritocracy. Alex
merit is enormous, and we should respect that.
Agree
Even if he is wrong, he
deserves respect.
Agree
We all owe him a lot,
because he started this project.
Agree
When he says "don't", I back him, just because Alex is 99% right, when
i'm only 50%. I won't fight for the 1%, if it's not important.
My philosophy is to make sure I'm clearly understood and if I see
something where I think the rationale is off I point it out.
I back "I understand your rationale, but like it like this so don't
change it". That's fine.
It's ok to agree to disagree :-)
Now, we can discuss things, but this is not because we don't agree that
you are right. (Churchill)
>
> I should have asked Alex before telling you to move on. My bad.
>
True.
Yep. Shit happens. We do mistake, all of us. I'm sorry if you have to
revert code you have already changed, and spoiled time.
No biggie. It's a very trivial change. I think we just thought Alex
was on board, because the boat was docked for a long time, but we are all
busy and don't necessarily see all the mails right away, ces't la vie.
Cheers,
- Ole
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Regards,
Cordialement,
Emmanuel Lécharny
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