The problem with geeks Geeks don't think like normal people. The best comparison that comes to mind is to linguists who specialize in Latin. You would like a translation into modern English of, say, a text by Cicero. You ask : "Please, can I have a translation of De Natura Deorum ?" Here are some response to expect : Here is a Spanish translation. Here is a rendering into medieval Church Latin. Here is a biography of Cicero. Here is a timeline showing the sequence of Cicero's works. Here is a discussion of the difficulties of translating Latin. Here is a list of word frequency usages in Cicero. Here are the opinions of Cicero's wife about De Natura Deorum. Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor... Lingua latina demortua est. Romanos occidit etenim me necat. E canto traditionale Pauper barbarus errans. In other words it is nearly impossible to get a straight answer from a geek. For example, I typed in the following for a Google search : "text editor" freeware " "full justification" Simple, straight-forward request for a text editor that has a full justification function. I mean, could this be any clearer ? Here is what I get, site after site, they all are like this-- Notepad2 is an _open-source_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software) _text editor_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_editor) for _Microsoft Windows_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows) , released under a _BSD_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses) _software license_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_license) . It was written by Florian Balmer using the _Scintilla editor component_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scintilla_(editing_component)) , and it was first publicly released in April 2004. Balmer based Notepad2 on the principles of _Microsoft_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft) _Notepad_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notepad_(software)) : small, fast, and usable. It features _syntax highlighting_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax_highlighting) for many _programming languages_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_languages) : _ASP_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Server_Pages) , _assembly language_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_language) , _C_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language)) , _C++_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C++) , _C#_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sharp_(programming_language)) , _Common Gateway Interface_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Gateway_Interface) (CGI), _Cascading Style Sheets_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascading_Style_Sheets) (CSS), _HTML_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML) , _Java_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)) , _JavaScript_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript) , _NSIS_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nullsoft_Scriptable_Install_System) , _Pascal_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_(programming_language)) , _Perl_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perl) , _PHP_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP) , _Python_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)) , _SQL_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL) , _Visual Basic_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Basic) (VB), _VBScript_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VBScript) , _XHTML_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XHTML) , and _XML_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML) . It also features syntax highlighting for the following _file formats_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_format) : _BAT_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batch_file) , DIFF, INF, INI, REG, and configuration files (.properties). Notepad2 also has several other features: * Auto indentation * Bracket matching * _Encoding_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_encoding) conversion between _ASCII_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII) , _UTF-8_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTF-8) , and _UTF-16_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTF-16) formats * Multiple undo/redo; rectangular block selection * _Newline_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newline) conversion, between _DOS_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOS) (CR/LF), _Unix_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix) (LF), and _Macintosh_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh) (CR) formats * _Regular expression_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression) -based find and replace Balmer has stated that some features will probably never be implemented in Notepad2, as they are beyond his design goal of a simple Notepad-like application. These include Notepad2's most requested feature, a _multiple document interface_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_document_interface) . Other missing features such as _code folding_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_folding) , file associations and bookmarks are available through modifications, linked from the homepage. Starting with version 4.2.25-rc6, an x64 build is also offered. This is entirely worthless. I have no use for anything said. Tons of useless information that completely misses the point. Worse, the language is almost entirely arcane, as if the writer was communicating only to other geeks, no humans need apply. Most of the "features" cited are irrelevant to anything at all. Much of the language (not so much this example, but generally) --there are exceptions-- is substandard English. Content seems to be a "wedge issue" with geeks, as if the only important stuff consists of computer jargon, gizmos, new ways to slice and dice data, and anything but relating to users who need to concentrate on substance. If auto manufacturers sold cars this way, horses and buggies would still be competitive with automobiles, the only buyers would be mechanics and business proprietors. My humble opinion for today Billy
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