Hani, get over it. Developers, on average, are some of the worst writers and spellers that I have ever seen. Most developers were not hired for their spelling skills, plain and simple. It seems to me that this is a valid feature request.
Now I will grant you, that this would be something that I consider a *very* low priority. I like the ideas of allowing through an open tool if possible, but I wouldn't like to see IDEA developers spending their time on this. Measuring "quality of code" may or may not include spelling/grammar in Javadoc, depending on the rigor and structure of your environment. If the quality of Javadoc is considered as part of the overall code quality, most talented developers would fail miserably in porviding quality Javadoc. A spell-checker might help in that. Disagree with placing priority on this feature, if you wish. I think most people on this list seem to agree that they don't want IDEA spending time on this. However, your posts come across as elitist and arrogant, in my opinion. We could all do with a little less of that on this list! - Tim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Hani Suleiman Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 8:13 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: [Eap-list] (OFFTOPIC) Was - Spell checking comments and strings You HAVE to be joking. One would think that java programming would still be untainted by such rubbish as rampant idiotic political correctness, but apparently not! IDEA is not a tool for dyslexics. There, happy? They're discriminated against because they're unable to spell, just like in high school! IDEA also is cruel to blind people, as well as those with seeing difficulties (note the complete lack of accessebility support, those bastards) If a dyslexic is unable to write good code, then YES, I'm ALL for not letting them program. Developers exists in a meritocracy, nobody cares if you're white, black, deaf, dumb, paralised, dyslexic, or socially disfunctional. UNLESS it affects the quality of your code in a negative manner, then you'll be branded as 'inferior' in terms of your coding ability. The dyslexia (or whatever) you choose to wear as a badge of honour won't help one whit. Here's a suggestion for dyslextics, idiots, and anyone who can't spell to save their lives...write your docs in Word, then paste them in. On Thu, 28 Mar 2002, Scott Curtis wrote: > What you all seem to have missed is the fact that some people happen > to suffer from dyslexia which makes spelling a complete nightmare. Are > you saying that those people shouldn't be programmers because they > have trouble spelling - which is completely out of their control? It > is a known fact that even High School can't even help with this > problem (Patrick). The reaction to this request is very indicative of > the way children behave at school when they find that the quite boy is > different. Hey lets just all beat people with spelling problems, until > they stop trying to lead normal lives like the rest of us and until > they stop trying to make livings in such 'high class' professions as > programming. They are obviously different and therefore shouldn't be > allowed to programme!! Even better lets just burn them at the stake! > > - scott > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Liu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 8:42 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Eap-list] Spell checking comments and strings > > > +10! No spell checker! > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Patrick M. Ansari > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 11:54 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Eap-list] Spell checking comments and strings > > No spell checker PLEASE!!! I totally agree with Thomas - if you need a > spell checker to write comments you should probably go back to high > school and take some English lessons. > > > Regards, > > Patrick M. Ansari > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----------------------------------- > 186 East Road, R5.1 > CB1 1BG Cambridge, Cambridgeshire > United Kingdom > Phone: +44 (0) 1223 475578 > ----------------------------------- > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Behalf Of Thomas Singer > Sent: 28 March 2002 07:28 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Eap-list] Spell checking comments and strings > > For what language the spell checking should be? I would prefer German, > but other guys would prefer English, US-English, Spanish, French, > Russian or > > what ever. Do you think, that IntelliJ should support them all? To not > offend some users, they shouldn't waste time with ANY spell checker. > > If one can't write comments without a spell checker, I believe, (s)he > should not write them at all. Or ()he should begin to reread her/his > comments before committing the files. > > Tom > > > At 17:01 27.03.2002 -0500, you wrote: > >Spell checking is not word processing. Word isn't smart enough to > >know > what > >is a comment and what is code. > > > >Programming is not documenting, yet JavaDoc exists and Idea does > >quite > a lot > >of nice things with JavaDoc. > > > >Code version management is not programming, yet Idea integrates with > CVS. > > > >Help is not programming but Idea... oh wait, never mind on that one. > >:) > > > >The list could go on. > > > >-Tom > >-- > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >"But we don't talk about it > > we just become shadows of ourselves" > > -Duncan Sheik, In the Absence of Sun -----Original > >Message----- > >From: Hani Suleiman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 3:38 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [Eap-list] Spell checking comments and strings > > > > > >NO! Use MS Word if you want a spellchecker. As an added bonus, it'll > also > >check > >your grammer, and draw cute little squiggly lines all over the place. > >Programming!=word processing. You'd think it's a fairly intuitive > >fact, > but > >alas, that certainly doesn't seem the case judging by the number of > spell > >checking requests. On the other hand, they could all be made in a > sarcastic > >tone, which is too subtle for me. > >Quoting Stephen P Rufle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I have used other products that allow you to spell check comments > and > > > quoted strings. > > > > > > Could IntelliJ put this on the TODO list ? > > > :) > > > > > > Stephen P Rufle > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Eap-list mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Eap-list mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Eap-list mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list > > > _______________________________________________ > Eap-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Eap-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list > > > _______________________________________________ > Eap-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list > _______________________________________________ Eap-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list _______________________________________________ Eap-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list
