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Jargon doesn't have to be complicated. You praise jargon as "infinitely better", the alternative being "no progress" but there's no room for improvement? The ja

Jargon doesn't have to be complicated. You praise jargon as "infinitely better", the alternative being "no progress" but there's no room for improvement? The jargon we use is not some perfectly designed DSL, it's a catalog of concepts accumulated over decades and centuries. It's not master planned, it's organic sprawl. And I think it's fair game to critique. Also, it's totally fair to raise an issue without having a solution or suggestion. And the lack of one doesn't make the issue less valid. And "zargablub"? Straw-man territory...

chongli 12y ago
Also, it's totally fair to raise an issue without having a solution or suggestion Sure it's fair, but is it helpful? I guess in some way it is helpful to raise awareness of the issue but then what? We all stand around with our hands in our pockets, whistling away.
coldtea 12y ago
>The jargon we use is not some perfectly designed DSL, it's a catalog of concepts accumulated over decades and centuries. It's not master planned, it's organic sprawl. Organic is usually better than "master planned". Evolution et al...
- FreeFull 12y ago
  That's assuming that there is some sort of selection pressure that will cause improvement over time.
  - coldtea 12y ago
    Yeah, usefulness (and market).
baddox 12y ago
A straw man argument occurs when someone misrepresents their opponent's argument. That clearly did not happen.