Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 13:29:31 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, mcgovern@spoon.beta.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Constructive criticism (was: bashing everyone for fun and profit) Message-ID: <199701300259.NAA25266@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199701300230.TAA20882@phaeton.artisoft.com> from Terry Lambert at "Jan 29, 97 07:30:15 pm"
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Terry Lambert stands accused of saying: > > > > This is called the "learning curve". There are two ways to climb it, for > > climb it you must if you want to do anything. > > [ ... ] > > How about flattening the curve, instead? It's not an inherent property. Flattening the curve requires reducing the amount of knowledge required for a given task. Reducing the amount of knowledge required in the current context is not a simple or useful task in any other than the longest, most divorced-from-reality view. > > If you can't work out how device drivers are integrated, I seriously > > doubt that you're up to writing one in the first place. 8( > > This is wrong... I don't have to understand linker sets to be a good > driver writer, but if I don't, how the driver gets integrated is a > bit of FreeBSD-specific mystery, totally abstract from the concept > of writing drivers themselves. You're (deliberately?) misreading me. Try the alternative interpretation of what I said. > Note: I betting that you realize that if you are arguing against > documentation, you can't win. 8-) 8-). I'm arguing against someone saying "You're making it too hard" with the response "I'm no bloody genius, and if I can do it, you can too". This makes the generous assumption that the other party is as capable as I am, which is IMHO fairly realistic. > Terry Lambert -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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