[TCLCORE] Re: TCT behavior

[Mark H. <ma...@us...>]

Eric Melski <er...@aj...> wrote:

> There were plenty of people criticizing
> the patch (and by extension, the submitter of the patch)

The "by extension" part is incorrect.  You have to learn
to be able to distinguish between the author and the work.
You might be interested to read Gerald Weinberg's
"Psychology of Computer Programming" for more on this.
It is somewhat of an antique (published 1970?) , but the
"egoless programming" part stands the test of time.

(And TCT members, it has a section on "how to critique" which
might be useful for future reference...)

But now I understand why you seemed so upset about the
tcllib critique.  Don't worry, it wasn't you I was criticizing
at the time.  It's just that there's a better way to do it.

BTW, I've had 3 books reviewed by sadistic, heartless bastards
(some of them members of this very TCT!), so I'm fully sympathetic
with the feeling of having one's heart ripped out and stomped flat.

Cheers,
Mark.

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