Re: Hashtable ordering
Dave Searles wrote:
Mike Schilling wrote:
Dave Searles wrote:
[missing attribution, but it was Mike Schilling]
It's not your ignorance that's being criticized; I'm sure there
are
many important topics I know little or nothing about. What's
being
objected to your claim of effective omniscience: that anything
you
don't know is ipso facto unworthy of mention.
I've made no such claim. In fact, it's ludicrous to even think
that
I
might have been thinking of myself as omniscient. If I actually
were
omniscient, I would have known exactly what "ISAM" meant, now,
wouldn't I?
This is getting ridiculous, not to mention more and more
off-topic.
I
also don't care much for phrases like "your ignorance" being
bandied
about baldly.
If you don't know something, you're in=gnorant of it. That's what
"ignorance" means.
My complaint wasn't about the technical accuracy of the statement.
It
was about the way it was phrased, in particular, your choice to use
a
word with strong negative connotations. As a rule calling a person
"ignorant" is a personal attack, whether meant that way or not.
It was not meant that way, but if you wish to interpret it like that,
I can't stop you. Oh, and I'm as American as my non-cousin Curt
(what, after all, is more American than baseball?)
Don't post nonsense, and no one will criticize the nonsense you
pose.
This also comes off as being a personal attack.
No, it's a criticism of your posts in this subthread. I have no
reason to criticize you personally, nor would I.
Another term you might or might not be familiar with is "egoless
programming": that is, being able to hear your code criticized without
taking it personally, in fact, to be able to accept and learn from the
criticism. It's a good thing, necessary for working successfull in a
team. The same ideas can be applied to other aspects of life, say
making Usenet posts. Step back. Let your ego drop. How would you
react to some other poster getting upset because you used a term he
was unfamiliar with?