On 24 Nov 2011, at 17:59, Hartmut Kaiser wrote:
I don't get why broken code (whether code using Phoenix or Local) should be the basis for whether a library is superior to another as far as end-user experiences is concerned. It's broken code, it doesn't even compile!
Because I have spent more than 10 minutes figuring why Phoenix code wouldn't compile, and that hasn't happened with any other C++ library.
What's the problem with having to _think_ for 10 minutes? If you get through that experience it will take you only 9 minutes when you have to do it again. I still can't understand why people complain when they have to use their brains.
This is not a helpful position to take, and to be honest I find it offensive. My job is researching AI algorithms, I consider myself to "use my brains" all day, every day, trying to design new and interesting algorithms to make progress in solving some really hard AI problems. However, I don't have infinite brain power, and 10 minutes spent decoding huge TMP error messages is 10 minutes I didn't spend solving them problems I actually care about solving. Chris