From: Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net>
Subject: Re: Program structure of Pstricks, what is its basic structure?
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:10:24 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2k72dyxy7.fsf@Stella-Blue.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 42414174.0402231604.5a4c2a1a@posting.google.com
crashedandburnt1@hotmail.com (Crashedandburnt) writes:
> Timothy Van Zandt Prof of Economics, INSEAD <tvz@stern.nyu.edu>
> writes:
>
>> Sorry, but that is malicious slander, and so asinine I'm not sure I
>> should lower myself to a response. pstricks has quite extensive
>> documentation besides the user's guide. The file pstricks.doc
>> documents the main source code and various other extensions have
>> some documentation. I don't have anything I've never released.
>
> First, the preamble:
>
> 1;; The civilized mode of discussion is without name calling and
> without ego.
And Dr Van Zandt made a civilized comment without calling you any
names. Which is more than can be said for your prior post!
> Unfortunately, the Achilles Heel of the academia is ego. Often grad
> students fired for ego.
Umm, a grad student can't be fired, since they're paying for the
education they are receiving.
> 3;; I would gladly apologize if you have satisfactory documentation.
He has offered documentation which is verifiable: pstricks.doc.
> Although a comment per line of code is not too much,I do not hold
> your package to this standard.
A comment per line of code is certainly far too much! Any reasonably
competent programmer doesn't need such handholding; comments are only
needed for the nob-obvious sections of code.
> 5;; This preamble is not an accusation or directed to any person and
> do not get angry. I hope replies have not been initiated before this
> point.
It certainly reads like an accusation, and your comments were quite
pointedly directed at Dr. Van Zandt.
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2004-02-23 3:53 ` Program structure of Pstricks, what is its basic structure? Crashedandburnt
2004-02-23 10:52 ` Giuseppe Bilotta
2004-02-24 0:36 ` Crashedandburnt
2004-02-23 14:18 ` Tim McNamara
2004-02-23 14:52 ` Timothy Van Zandt
2004-02-24 0:04 ` Crashedandburnt
2004-02-24 3:10 ` Tim McNamara [this message]
2004-02-24 7:49 ` Brooks Moses
2004-02-24 8:15 ` Crashedandburnt
2004-02-24 8:39 ` David Kastrup
2004-02-24 16:28 ` R. H. Allen
2004-02-24 3:21 ` David Kastrup
2004-02-24 8:51 ` Crashedandburnt
2004-02-24 9:20 ` David Kastrup
2004-02-24 19:18 ` Tim McNamara
2004-02-24 15:08 ` Paul Thompson
2004-02-23 15:49 ` Timothy Van Zandt
2004-02-23 17:34 ` Donald Arseneau
2004-02-23 17:54 ` R. H. Allen
2004-02-24 15:23 ` Cameron Laird
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