That analogy fails because it suggests a private conversation. This list is extremely public. For example, I am just a user, and I am on it. I can tell you that as a long-time numpy user my reaction to the proposal to change indexing semantics was (i) OMG YMBFKM and then (ii) take a breath; this too will fade away. It is very reasonable to worry that some users will start at the same place but them move in a different direction, and that worry should affect how such proposals are floated and discussed. I am personally grateful that the idea's reception has been so chilly; it's very reassuring.
fwiw, Alan On 4/7/2015 9:06 PM, Nathaniel Smith wrote: > If a grad student or junior colleague comes to you with an > idea where you see some potentially critical flaw, do you > yell THAT WILL NEVER WORK and kick them out of your > office? Or, do you maybe ask a few leading questions and > see where they go? _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion