On 26 May 2001, at 10:50, Emilio wrote:
> I think we need to keep in mind that we are sharing ideas and opinions not
> truths. By saying that Hal's ideas are the "authority" you not only prevent
> new ideas and techniques from entering the standards, but you prevent Hal's
> own idea/opinions from evolving, which I would say is what got many of our
> techniques to where they are today.
Where Fusedoc is concerned, Hal is the authority. It is entirely of his
invention, and is far more carefully documented and standardized than Fusebox
in general. This is necessarily so, as Fusedoc is within itself a tool for
specification. You may have a way to unit-test ideas and opinions, but I need
hard truth for my tools to run correctly.
> I think everyone's contributions and feelings of community are what should
> be the authority, not the current state of what we think is right, as we all
> know that changes with the rise and fall of technology.
Sounds all nice and warm and fuzzy, but what do you think would happen if
everyone could make up their own standard for IP addresses?
> <snip>
> Very well, I will therefore create a new version of Harness with the extra
> parsing required to handle the mutually-exclusive notation. And Hal, try to
> get some of the grime off that crystal ball so this doesn't happen again,
> huh?
> ;>
> </snip>
>
> that was ouch! Plus I missed out on the clairvoyance class everyone has
> been attending so I wouldn't be able to live up to that last request.
That was not ouch, that was humor (complete with emoticon for the sarcastically
challenged). Don't worry; if Hal took offense, he'd beat me soundly about the
head and shoulders himself. He's a big boy; he can take of himself.
The bottom line is that, while Fusebox is a very non-rigid methodology, Fusedoc
is much more closely defined. This is a good thing. If you'd rather do your
own thing regarding fuse documentation, feel free. Go for it. There's nothing
*wrong* with doing that. But if I create a tool that says it processes
Fusedocs, developers need to know what that means, very specifically. And it
means it will process Fusedocs (a Hal Helms invention), not that it will
process every style of documentation dreamed up by every imagination in the
community.
- Jeff
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