2010-04-24: I see that some desires are mutually exclusive.
As a program author, you have a choice.
- Stick with the mistakes of the past--because that's how it's always been done.
- Or do something different that is hopefully better.
Programs are tools for the users, to improve their productivity; not tools for lazy programmers, to enforce their blinkered view of RTFM.
Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.