DIP74 - where is at?

[deadalnix via Digitalmars-d]

On Tuesday, 13 October 2015 at 12:16:26 UTC, Jacob wrote:
> On Monday, 12 October 2015 at 19:35:33 UTC, Ice Cream Overload 
> wrote:
>> On Monday, 12 October 2015 at 16:56:27 UTC, Jacob wrote:
>>> I've noticed that you seem to be quite arrogant. Usually it 
>>> is a result of ignorance. Your statement basically proves 
>>> that.
>>>
>>> Maybe you should take a break from programming for a while 
>>> and work on your attitude?
>>>
>>> While you have no proof of this, If you do a little soul 
>>> searching you'll find that the world doesn't revolve around 
>>> you. Put down your toys and get out of the sandbox and you 
>>> might learn something!
>>
>> Dude you are kind of being a jerk. He's just arguing against, 
>> rather passionately, a design decision he thinks is poor. It 
>> values no one if individuals remain quiet and conform. 
>> Certainly not the leadership. What you see as arrogance is 
>> really just passion.
>
> Passion or not,
>
> "If you are wondering why I'm inflammatory, here you go. You 
> are pulling me the old prove a negative trick. You have good 
> evidence that DIP25 is good design ? Good, because I have none. 
> And that's my proof. As long as I have no evidence that DIP25 
> is good, DIP25 is bad."
>
> That statement shows a lot of arrogance.
>
> It he not really just saying "I have no clue if X is true, but 
> since I don't know, I'll just assume it's false and assume you 
> are wrong.".
>
> That's not very logical. Why wouldn't he just as well assume X 
> is true?
>

Because people with half a brain know that's not how it works.

Proves me that unicorn do not exists. I'm waiting. And remember, 
having no evidence that they do exists doesn't mean they do not !

> Hilter was very passionate too, are you saying he was right?

ICH BIN EIN POLYNOMIAL!