What name calling? I didn't say he was elitist, merely that people who frown on someone else's tool because it uses words like "card" etc. are elitist.
My arguments are simply: (1) you can't add every possible keyword analog in every other language to Rev's language and expect it to be usable/learnable. (2) the word "card", far from being some silly idol, continues to be a useful and well-understood metaphor for a tool that can produce information presented in both a linear and a non-linear function, unlike a book, which is largely used in a linear fashion except in special distinct circumstances. Judy On Mon, 29 Mar 2004, Dar Scott wrote: > The problem is that even your simple suggestion is taken as being > against non-programmers. I find the notion that anybody who is not > bowing down to the word 'card' is against non-programmers to be > offensive. > > For my part, and in particular, I have never seen John take a > programmer elitist position and I don't intend to take such a position > either. John didn't ask for me to speak up, and probably would have > preferred I did not, but the name-calling upset me and I found no basis > for it. This was no simple discussion of ideas in which an opinion of > some idea was that it was elitist. It was a completely unfounded > attack on another. I addressed that as kindly as I could and with > humor, but I don't think that got to the card priesthood. > > The card is a useful metaphor. Once it become an idol or a stick to > hurt others, it gets in my way. > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
