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> That's funny, because the goal is often to get at the truth. Is that an agenda you find objectionable? Yes, I think that's the wrong agenda to have when you'
by daveFNbuck 8y ago
> That's funny, because the goal is often to get at the truth. Is that an agenda you find objectionable?
Yes, I think that's the wrong agenda to have when you're collaborating on software. A pull request shouldn't normally be an interrogation to figure out whether the person who wrote the code is lying.
- notacoward 8y agoIs lying the only alternative you can think of in this context? What about "truth" meaning the source of a bug or the best solution, with the alternative being merely ignorance of same? Seems like you're stretching pretty far to make this point.
- daveFNbuck 8y agoHow does playing bad cop help you find the best solution to a bug? To me it seems like you're stretching here, so how about we just assume we're both operating in good faith?