OT: 'conduct unbecoming of a hacker'

[Laeeth Isharc via Digitalmars-d]

On Thursday, 11 February 2016 at 04:50:04 UTC, Laeeth Isharc 
wrote:
> On Thursday, 11 February 2016 at 04:35:27 UTC, tsbockman wrote:
>> On Thursday, 11 February 2016 at 04:27:43 UTC, Laeeth Isharc 
>> wrote:
>>> would we be better off if some people that like to argue were 
>>> to pick just one of their points and write some code or a DIP?
>>
>> For the most difficult/contentious issues, writing a DIP is 
>> just another form of arguing.
>
> Well writing code might be better, but writing a DIP is a 
> superior form of arguing to just plain grumbling as its more 
> constructive.

And not only is it more constructive but the structured format 
forces you to think things through and to make explicit what 
isn't in a forum post (which may reduce contention since its much 
clearer what you mean).

And even if this were not the case then there are plenty of 
things that people like to grumble about but that wouldn't be all 
that contentious once expressed in a thought through DIP even if 
people didn't agree with you.  Because then its all set out 
clearly and it becomes more of an objective technical debate.