Hey Jeremy, I 100% see your point and agree.
On Friday, February 8, 2019 at 3:01:41 AM UTC-6, Jeremy Ruston wrote: > > Hi Diego > > This is wonderful thank you! In the example on the docs you have to filter > twice = once to get the count, then another to get an array of lengths, sum > them and then divide. > > Can we also add a "mean" operator? > > > I was worried that doing so would open a hornets nest where people would > want a full set of Excel-like stats functions: modes, medians, etc (which I > think should be a plugin). Meanwhile, averaging makes quite a good example > of a more complex calculation, and demonstrates that more complex > operations can be built from the primitives provided. But having said that > I’m open to arguments… > > Best wishes > > Jeremy > > > > > Best > Diego > > On Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 6:06:59 PM UTC-6, TonyM wrote: >> >> Jeremy, >> >> So to be clear, you believe, using the triple curly braces will be >> sufficient to place calculated values anywhere we want? >> >> Note that there's nothing specific about the maths operators; they are >>> used just the same as the other filter operators. If you know how to use >>> filter operators then you know how to use the new maths operators. >>> >> >> What I am saying is this is not so easy for new users, learning filter >> operators, so I believe the documentation must provide the guidance they >> need. I am suggesting some explicit guidance on using filters for maths so >> a complete understanding of filters is not a pre-requisite for maths >> operations. There are a few places in TiddlyWiki where we put people in >> this bind, >> >> * "they need to know more before they can start to learn the basics, but >> you need the basics so you can learn more".* >> >> I recognise this because I remember my own journey, but this is hard for >> people with a deep knowledge of TiddlyWiki to recognise. >> >> This can be addressed in documentation, which I will contribute to, >> however I think it important for the development process to take this into >> account. >> >> Yours, working towards world domination by TiddlyWiki >> >> Regards, >> Tony >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TiddlyWiki" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/25f5e2f6-8f0f-4f8a-8c79-6a14b737f91f%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/25f5e2f6-8f0f-4f8a-8c79-6a14b737f91f%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/4b2265e0-87bf-468b-b958-30789a852081%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
