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On 19 September 2012 03:18, Alec Warner <antarus@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o> wrote: |
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>> Readability is more important, and there I still don't buy the |
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>> argument that the new syntax is better, and that any gain would |
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>> outweigh the cost of changing. After all, the existing variables for |
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>> dependency specification won't disappear, so devs would have to |
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>> remember both. |
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> I agree it is a con, but is it a blocker? I mean basically any change |
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> proposed requires know the old way, and the new way..that is how |
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> changes work... |
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Which is why changes need to have clear benefits that outweigh the |
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costs of change. In this case the benefits are purely cosmetic, so |
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they don't. Change for change' sake is not worth the effort. |
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Cheers, |
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Ben | yngwin |
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Gentoo developer |
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Gentoo Qt project lead, Gentoo Wiki admin |
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