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Offtopic nitpick: I never understood stuff like writing "forgive spelling" or "sp?" when the correct spelling is a Google away.

• rendall 9y ago
  I'd rather have misspelled information than not have it. Some folks might be on a mobile device with an interface that makes it difficult to switch to another window. Or perhaps they are offline when they're writing it. Or perhaps they have mobility / accessibility issues that makes switching a challenge. Those are off the top of my head. To my mind, worrying about someone's spelling when I can understand them perfectly is one of those "life's too short" issues, speeking personaly.
  • coldtea 9y ago
    >Some folks might be on a mobile device with an interface that makes it difficult to switch to another window. Or perhaps they are offline when they're writing it. Or perhaps they have mobility / accessibility issues that makes switching a challenge. Those are off the top of my head. There's also momentum. They want to go write a quick comment and type their thoughts as they come -- not stop and Google things.
    • greggirwin 9y ago
      This is certainly how I am sometimes. I will stop to check things, but it breaks the flow. And, as comments here point out, docs are a big issue. What isn't always clear is how much effort they take to create. With a small team, it's a constant struggle for where to allocate resources. Right now, Red's priorities are based on deliverable functionality.
      • throwaway7645 9y ago
        Thanks Greg! That is well understood and fine by me. I just don't want to see Red's doc to end up like Rebol's. Honestly, it is probably a non-trivial factor for why it never took off.
        • greggirwin 9y ago
          Still, https://doc.red-lang.org/en/ https://doc.red-lang.org/en/ has some nice docs, and more are in the works.
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• throwaway7645 9y ago
  As the comments suggest below: Googling isn't worth it on a mobile device and it interrupts the train of thought.