Hi Abramo,
On Dec 2, 2005, at 1:18 PM, Abramo Bagnara wrote:
I think that "general purpose" and "universality" sacrificing
simplicity
is a bad thing, but can we agree that universality *with*
simplicity is
a benefit?
I think the challenge has always been "simplicity for whom." I think
many of us would agree that generality has *some* value, but (in our
experience) i) universality is too ambitious a goal, and ii) even
generality comes at *some* price. For example, making things simpler
for parsers often makes it a little harder for humans, which (around
here) is considered evil. :-)
If you can come up with something that is more general, but just as
simple for *everyone* involved, I'm sure at least a few of us on the
list would be willing to hear it (though we'd obviously be skeptical
at first :-).
Best,
Ernie P.
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