Hey 1st of all - i didn't mention this as a rule - I just asked why it wasn't used I perssonaly do not "auto mute", but I do skip code snippets. The reason is that my mail client (gmail) usually breaks the formatting, so it's much harder to read. Also, long code snippets usually have 1 or 2 breaking points, so reading the entire code to find them is much more work than simply running them lastly, by copy-pasting the code, I can't be sure I'm using it the way it was intended. By writing a fiddle - you say - this is my problem - check it. JSFiddle is quite stable, and from conversations with the author (via the mootools list) I can assure you it is meant to be used specifically for this design, and is meant to stay (if you are concerned that they fiddles won't be here a year from now when someone will find the list). I find the use of jsfiddle helps clean up the discussion considerably. Its branching model and updating model also helps a lot with explanations.
So yes - when I see a very long message with a ton of code, when I'm on a good mood - I'll fiddle it (like I did on the previous discussion), When I'm occupied, I'll often skip it. BTW - if any of you find other tools more comfortable - like jsbin - that's fine too, my point is t separate code from message On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 9:21 PM, Stefan Weiss <[email protected]> wrote: > On 24.01.2011 16:42, Andraž Kos wrote: > >> On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 13:50, Stefan Weiss<[email protected]<mailto: >> [email protected]>> >> wrote: >> >> Why should I use an external site like JSFiddle when a question can be >>> answered right here on the mailing list? >>> >> >> Reason which most of us simply don't even bother explaining: >> >> We auto mute (ignore the thread) and never see the conversations that >> don't >> include the JSFiddle link in the first post. And if we don't read it, then >> we >> won't answer and help either. >> > > I'm not sure if I'm reading you correctly... > > Are you saying that "most of us" on this list will ignore questions or > announcements without a JSFiddle link, and that this is so obvious that > people won't even bother to explain? I've been subscribed on this list since > October 14th, and I haven't seen any mention of this policy either here or > on the jsmentors.com homepage. We had some problems with lost messages for > a while, so I guess I may have missed it, but from what reached my inbox, > I'm counting five threads where the OP used a JSFiddle link in his message; > three of them were started by you. > > I don't have anything against JSFiddle. I will use it when I feel it could > improve communication. On the other hand, when my reply contains five lines > of code (as in the current case), I may decide to post them inline. Which > also has the added bonus of keeping the code and the discussion together, > instead of relying on the availability of a third-party website. > > Arieh mentioned that JSFiddle is a requirement on other mailing lists. If, > as you say, this is also true for the JSMentors list, this should be > mentioned in the mailing list rules. > > > regards, > stefan > > -- > To view archived discussions from the original JSMentors Mailman list: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To search via a non-Google archive, visit here: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<jsmentors%[email protected]> > -- Arieh Glazer אריה גלזר 052-5348-561 http://www.arieh.co.il http://www.link-wd.co.il -- To view archived discussions from the original JSMentors Mailman list: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To search via a non-Google archive, visit here: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]
