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Disagree with the article. Most of the time, this question, coming from geeks, is helpful. The implicit statement is, "Hmm, why do you want to do that? What pro
by swombat 17y ago
Disagree with the article. Most of the time, this question, coming from geeks, is helpful. The implicit statement is, "Hmm, why do you want to do that? What problem are you solving? Are you sure that's the best tool for the job? Let's look at the bigger problem first, before drilling down to some arcane and difficult detail."
And yes, "because I want to learn how it works" is a valid answer. But the question is valid too.
- Mz 17y ago"Why would you want to do that?" is a very different question from "Hmm, why do you want to do that?" The emphasis on "that" in the first one is usually rather accusatory and the "Hmm" in the second one dramatically changes the entire tone. In face to face conversation, the vast majority of meaning is not in the words but in the body language, facial expression, and voice tone (and maybe a few other things I am forgetting). The actual words we use are a tiny part of it, which is part of why online communication can be so rife with pitfalls of misunderstanding (which can lead to flame wars etc, which would probably be avoided IRL by voice tone, etc while saying possibly the exact same thing as was written).