On 2011-01-04 22:29:31 -0800, Steven D'Aprano said:
In any case, your assumption that any one documentation work should stand on its own merits is nonsense -- *nothing* stands alone.
+1 How many RFCs still in use today don't start with:
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119
I posted a response on the article itself, rather than pollute a mailing list with replies to a troll. The name calling was a rather large hint as to the intention of the "opinion", either that or whoever translated the article (man or machine) was really angry at the time. ;)
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