boblq wrote: > > boblq wrote: > > > > It's a big enough advantage to matter to *me*. You don't seem to > > understand how I loath using a webbrowser as a general application > > interface. > > Oh I do understand. I also understand that catering to > you as a marketplace for effort is nigh unto terminally > stupid.
We can expand that out to the point where catering to any _one_ is stupid. Because we know that all people are different, so the only way to appease anyone is make it just for *them*. That logic is an exercise in futility. If you also think that I am the only one that prefers email to webbrowsers, I can guarantee that you are wrong. Very few people are so far out there that they are the *only* ones that hold a specific opinion or preference. The question that one needs to ask is if there is enough of a population that hold a certain opinion or preference to make catering to that worthwhile. In the case of a completely usable email interface to a bugtracking system, that answer is *yes*. > If you want an interface for just "you" then nothing is > stopping "you" from writing it. Nothing stopping me from using what already exists. > But even if "you" write the perfect interface for "you" it is a poor > way for "you" to spend your precious time and energy. Narcissistic > really. I know of many projects that are complete narcissistic. Again, back to the no opinion is solitary. One of the basic tenets of free software is the ``scratching ones own itch.'' Is that not the epitome of narcissism? > > Webbrowsers are fine for displaying information, and simple interactive > > things. If you have a textarea tag in the page, and it is not a simple > > toy, then you are probably beter served with a real application. > > Why? Because a ton of effort can be expended for marginally more > responsive system. Bad trade off IMHO. There are far better ways for > programmers to spend their time. To create an interactive website, you need to know html. To create an interactive email system, you need to know any language you already know. Learning Yet Another Language seems like a waste of time. > > The downside is that webbrowsers are so prevalent, and follow a rough > > standard, that everyone thinks that is the best way to go to be > > cross-platform. And it stinks. > > Worse is better. Yes, I have read that article. Guess what! Ya'll think email is worse! That *obviously* makes email better! Stop fighting inevitability! :) -john -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
