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seriously. I've been doing this stuff a long time, there's usually a reason why I'm doing it the way I'm doing it. I understand you don't like it, think it sh
by celticmusic 7y ago
seriously.
I've been doing this stuff a long time, there's usually a reason why I'm doing it the way I'm doing it. I understand you don't like it, think it shouldn't be done that way, and so forth.
But I promise you, I've already considered the alternatives. And if you mention an alternative I haven't considered, I'll consider it then.
But please, for the love of god, just answer the effing question and stop assuming you know the nuances of my problem better than I do.
- artsyca 7y agoClassic situation faced repeatedly throughout one's career -- I used the word nuance just yesterday! Lest we forget, stack exchange is already rising from the ashes of the 'Experts Exchange' if anyone remembers that --
- ceejayoz 7y ago> I've been doing this stuff a long time, there's usually a reason why I'm doing it the way I'm doing it. People who've been doing it long enough probably also have the experience to know how to ask a good question that explains the why of the unusual request. "I unfortunately stuck on an low-power embedded device that for some weird reason only supports MD5" is going to be treated differently on SO than "I'm new to PHP and I'm using MD5 for to encrypt passwords but I can't reverse the encryption to read the password!"
- celticmusic 7y agoat which point you get into arguments about whether or not you really should be taking that approach. just answer the damned question, and if you have concerns, ask. I'm more than happy to explain it, I just don't want to have an hours long discussion when I asked a fairly specific question.