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From that video, it looks like they're using the term "discussion" to refer to a single post/comment. Jason or DHH: is there a particular reason why that termin
by tnorthcutt 15y ago
From that video, it looks like they're using the term "discussion" to refer to a single post/comment. Jason or DHH: is there a particular reason why that terminology made more sense for your product than something like "comment(s)"? Or am I misunderstanding, and a "discussion" is actually a collection of comments?
- jasonfried 15y agoYou can have a discussion on anything. A message, a to-do, an event, a file, a text document, etc. The Discussions section aggregates everything together, no matter where it happened. It feels like the right name to us. It models the world better. You discuss things in person, you discuss things in a project.
- tnorthcutt 15y agoThat makes sense. I may not have asked clearly, though. Is a "discussion" a collection of one or more comments, or is each comment/post/thing its very own "discussion"? For example, if I post "What do you guys think about this new feature?" and then you reply with "I think it's an awesome feature.", is there one discussion or are there now two discussions?
- jasonfried 15y agoThat would be one discussion. The original topic and any comments about that topic.
- tnorthcutt 15y ago(replying here since jason's comment is too deep to reply to) Thanks, that clarifies things perfectly.