Leo wrote:
Robert:
#ifdef FLAMES
I can say that I haven't had the time/opportunity to convert fortran to c. I haven't ever programmed in fortran and my C experience is limited to textbook exersises and a few other smalltime projects. Perhaps these differences are not significant when deciding if _I_ am "highly knowledgable" or not.
#endif
No, Leo, just taking a *very* extreme case so as to leave no doubt.
(And I'd much rather gently correct than flame, in person or on the web. If that looked like a flame to you, I apologize!
And cute wrapping! :) )
Docs & Manuals: I read for the first two complete days of that; I even printed several things including the complete manual. So, I must respectfully disagree with your <valid> comment.
<volunteer> True!, but that sounded like a blanket for all users, not just those that choose to get 'serious,' which is why I jumped like that. Also yes, there truly is an equilibrium needed; again, sounded like 'blanket' to me, and that offends me *greatly*; I have no trouble when someone is being clear that they are targeting their comment narrower.
<90%, etc> All true, and *those* users *DO* need to become knowledgeable, as do quite a few others! But I still say not *everyone*, nor even -most-, and we *are* visually-oriented, so GUIs are good, generally speaking!
<Clearly, &c> Again, yes all the way. Although I personally like to be able to go in there & change something I don't like, other than that, I do not really care proprietary or not.
[last 2 paras] : Agreed, all the way, and Well Said. (And I also use the text/command-line quite a lot. I use whichever according to what will get what I need to do done in the most productive way, As It Should Be for Power Users.)
rgh.
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