Syntax Questions

[Jurgens du Toit]

I understand the answers. I'm just looking for more :)

J

On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Tom Humiston <tom at jumpingrock.net> wrote:


> I think the answers you're getting here will make more sense if you re-read

> John Gruber's description of Markdown's history and purpose, at

> daringfireball.net.

>

>

>

> On 21 Jul 2008, at 6:32 AM, Jurgens du Toit wrote:

>

>  I mean that "difficulty to test" must not impair the development process.

>> Yes, sure, don't roll out software that hasn't been tested, but, as

>> Markdown

>> is issued under an open source license, there's who knows how many people

>> who might want the untested functionality, and who will be willing to test

>> it, and probably improve on it as well. Me included.

>>

>> J

>>

>> On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 12:00 PM, Aristotle Pagaltzis <pagaltzis at gmx.de>

>> wrote:

>>

>>  * Jurgens du Toit <jurgens.dutoit at gmail.com> [2008-07-21 09:05]:

>>>

>>>> I don't think that if something is difficult to test, it

>>>> shouldn't be implemented.

>>>>

>>>

>>> You mean it's fine for people to give you software that might or

>>> might not work, and they don't know which? What happens if you

>>> report a bug and they can't test whether their bugfix breaks

>>> previously working stuff?

>>>

>>> Regards,

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