Brendan Eich (2013-09-01T00:26:42.000Z)
domenic at domenicdenicola.com (2013-09-08T00:59:03.785Z)
Brian Kardell <mailto:bkardell at gmail.com> August 31, 2013 4:21 PM > Yes. I know its not especially useful No, thanks for commenting. > and i debated sitting it out (as i often do on this list) - i think #1 > stands on it own, but I felt that there was some debate about the > value of #3 which isn't for compatibility or even function but for > developers, and perhaps it might be useful to say that given the > choice between * and none, I'd prefer the visual queue ("cue" ;-) > that tells me its different with an easy scan because...It's > bikesheddy - i know but I thought it worth saying that as one of those > devs I think it has value. So if we can get 1 and 3 with a single > char... Win. Mark makes the case for partial program understanding, so it's not just bikeshedding. I sense people are put off by bikeshedding and sometimes knee-jerk away from anything resembling it just because syntax is involved, but there's more to most issues here than the color of the paint on the bikeshed. And of course, once we have the power plant in front of the bikeshed operating well, it's fine to argue about the best color ;-).
domenic at domenicdenicola.com (2013-09-08T00:58:34.406Z)
> Brian Kardell <mailto:bkardell at gmail.com> August 31, 2013 4:21 PM > Yes. I know its not especially useful No, thanks for commenting. > and i debated sitting it out (as i often do on this list) - i think #1 > stands on it own, but I felt that there was some debate about the > value of #3 which isn't for compatibility or even function but for > developers, and perhaps it might be useful to say that given the > choice between * and none, I'd prefer the visual queue ("cue" ;-) > that tells me its different with an easy scan because...It's > bikesheddy - i know but I thought it worth saying that as one of those > devs I think it has value. So if we can get 1 and 3 with a single > char... Win. Mark makes the case for partial program understanding, so it's not just bikeshedding. I sense people are put off by bikeshedding and sometimes knee-jerk away from anything resembling it just because syntax is involved, but there's more to most issues here than the color of the paint on the bikeshed. And of course, once we have the power plant in front of the bikeshed operating well, it's fine to argue about the best color ;-).