Re: CVS Update Behaviour

[Paul Sander]

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>[ On Tuesday, February 26, 2002 at 19:05:04 (-0800), Noel Yap wrote: ]
>> Subject: Re: CVS Update Behaviour
>>
>> --- "Greg A. Woods" <address@hidden> wrote:
>> > You really do know how to get off track and squirm
>> > out from under the
>> > pressure when you've been caught off-gaurd with a
>> > real answer to the
>> > original question you asked.
>> 
>> Actually, Paul's question, IIRC, was how many know and
>> use these tools out of the toolsmiths on this list. 

>Well to start with his list of tools was almost totally irrelevant to
>the discussion at hand....  (perhaps his attempt to mis-direct the
>discussion onto some irrelevant side issue)

My point was that very few programmers, including the seasoned toolsmiths
who read this list, know and regularly use all of the tools at their
disposal.  Yes, some of the tools I listed are nearly worthless (or at
least have better alternatives).  And in my world, "patch" also falls
into that category.  (I don't know why Greg seems to have a problem with
this fact.)

>> From the responses, I'd say, not many.  Out of the (I
>> think) four responses, not more than half replied with
>> knowing all those tools.

>... and given the number of meaningful replies at all I'd say the results
>are as yet totally meaningless, at least statistically speaking.

Nevertheless, judging from the various responses (including the rather
abusive one I received from Greg in private), it would seem my point
has been made.

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