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Every time I read these comparisons I can't help but picture two guys arguing about screwdrivers: Guy 1: Hey, mine is a flat head, definitely better! Guy 2: Na
by elteto 14y ago
Every time I read these comparisons I can't help but picture two guys arguing about screwdrivers:
Guy 1: Hey, mine is a flat head, definitely better!
Guy 2: Nah, mine is a Torx, shiny and fancy, definitely superior!!
And these two guys always seem to forget that one works as a carpenter and the other one services electronics. I can't see much rationality in the argument.
- lowboy 14y agoAs an occasional carpenter, Robertson or Philips are far superior and I can't see any carpenter choosing a slot (flathead) over them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_screw_drives#Robertson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_screw_drives#Robertson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_screw_drives#Phillips https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_screw_drives#Phillips
- elteto 14y agoThanks for the info! But you are missing the point entirely (or rather proving it).
- lowboy 14y agoI got the point just fine, I just didn't speak to it. You feel that for Vim vs Sublime, one can only be considered superior to the other when context is taken into account, correct? Well, that's not the case with driver heads. There isn't a serious application that I can think of where slot screw heads would be superior for either carpentry or electronics. Or any discipline, really. Their only benefit is that in low-torque applications a substitute driver can be used (butter knife, coin, etc), but I imagine that is rarely a concern in practice. If you had gone with any other driver head in your example I wouldn't have been compelled to comment. As is, slot is the worst. It would be the Windows Notepad of the editor space.