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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
by 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 agoThis 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 agoThanks 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 agoStill, https://doc.red-lang.org/en/ https://doc.red-lang.org/en/ has some nice docs, and more are in the works.