Chris Hoess wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Gervase Markham wrote:
>
>>>and cynical suggestions:
>>>- "...go through the 31,074 Fixed bugs..." (as a non-programmer who
>>>cannot even estimate if a bug might be easy2fix)
>>>
>>This is not a cynical suggestion; it's a very good suggestion and I, for
>>one, would like to see it implemented. Obviously, you wouldn't need to
>>go through all 31 thousand bugs to find some useful examples for new
>>people.
>>
>>
>
> Going through patched bugs and seeing what people changed, why, and how,
> is also a good way to understand the algorithms used in the section of
> code that interests you. If you can explain what's wrong with the
> algorithm and what should be done to fix it, it makes it that much easier
> for someone else to produce code to fix the bug.
Except for that the suggestion was directed at *me* as a "suggestion" on
what I should be doing insted of voicing my opinion on what *I* think is
important. And as I have pointed out countless times, I am no
programmer! How on earth would I then be able to even look at the code
(I have ono clue), let along find code that would serve as a good
example. The statement was *meant* to be cynical - whether it is a good
suggestion for *others* or not. That is clear. And that is why I will no
longer pursue this issue :(
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Regards,
Peter Lairo
