Carlo Wood <carlo@alinoe.com> writes:
On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 10:12:41PM -0400, David Abrahams wrote:
Carlo, you're displaying an unreasonably petulant attitude.
In that alinea, I was.
alinea??
If you're going to say "never mind then" every time someone fails to quickly grasp and accept your ideas, this is not an environment in which you will be able to operate effectively.
Yes, yes... but it is not because I am irritated that I said that. I say it because the communication was already such non-effective (inefficient and fruitless) that it became below a certain threshold; I like to do things that are productive. I can be very patient with say 15 y/o C++ newbies who just started to learn C++ (ie, on IRC) just as long as they clearly make progress, but when a professional C++ developer and maintainer of an important package doesn't read (and/or understands) posts about his very own package then that instantly irritates me
Lack of understanding may be due to a deficiency in your communication style rather in the effort or acuity of the listener. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting http://www.boost-consulting.com