Another submission on this:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1120774
Already many, many comments over there. Probably worth reading the comments there before repeating the same comments. I wish it were possible to merge submissions.
Already many, many comments over there. Probably worth reading the comments there before repeating the same comments. I wish it were possible to merge submissions.
a. It won't get implemented (of course, neither will mine)
b. I don't think people would skip across multiple threads before bestowing their wisdom upon us
I believe chance dictates who gets to see which thread, and I'd rather have more minds in one thread than have them split between separate threads discussing the same thing. I hate wasted time and repeated discussion, I'd rather see a single conversation rather than seeing the same points made repeatedly in different places.
Personal opinion only, of course, but as a programmer I hate wasted effort and duplication. DRY - don't repeat yourself.
Having said that, it's ironic that I'm making the same point here and now as I've made several times in the past. Nothing will change, and people will continue to submit things without checking to see if it's a repeat. The same points will continue to be made several times over, and time will continue to be wasted.
ADDED IN EDIT: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1112661
So even though it's comparatively trivial to find such repeats and duplications I'm not going to bother any more.