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Re: Show HN: Focus on what matters – who should do what

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Post by fiatjaf »

kaoD wrote: post #6
bujatt wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

(I am one of the guys behind opp.io) What's Hungarian about it? :) When is definitely important, we have it on our roadmap. We picked @who because of @mention. Does it come natural to you?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_notation > Hungarian notation is an identifier naming convention in computer programming, in which the name of a variable or function indicates its type or intended use. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_notation#Relation_to_... > For example, in some forms of BASIC, name$ names a string and count% names an integer. The major difference [...] is that sigils declare the type…

So it's like latin declinations?

Re: Show HN: Focus on what matters – who should do what

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Post by kaoD »

fiatjaf wrote: post #21
kaoD wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_notation > Hungarian notation is an identifier naming convention in computer programming, in which the name of a variable or function indicates its type or intended use. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_notation#Relation_to_... > For example, in some forms of BASIC, name$ names a string and count% names an integer. The major difference [...] is that sigils declare the type…

So it's like latin declinations?

I guess you mean declension. Are you a Spanish speaker? It's a mistake I usually make too, being the expected translation of "declinación".

Yes, it's comparable to declension, though Hungarian notation is prefix and not part of the syntax, while declension is postfix and has syntactic meaning.

Re: Show HN: Focus on what matters – who should do what

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Post by forgottenpass »

bujatt wrote: post #19
forgottenpass wrote: post #11

@opp.io should !describe the #product before dumping you to a signup screen. I'm not grabbing headphones just to watch a video slowly describe what can be conveyed in text.

You are right. We got rid of more detailed explanations because it converted better, but we will try showing more of the product. Attila

it converted better

Nevermind me then, I will never understand people.

Re: Show HN: Focus on what matters – who should do what

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Post by fiatjaf »

kaoD wrote: post #23
fiatjaf wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So it's like latin declinations?

I guess you mean declension. Are you a Spanish speaker? It's a mistake I usually make too, being the expected translation of "declinación". Yes, it's comparable to declension, though Hungarian notation is prefix and not part of the syntax, while declension is postfix and has syntactic meaning.

Yes, that's what I meant. I'm a Portuguese speaker ("declinação"). I should have checked the correct translation. Thank you for understanding what I meant and correcting me.

Re: Show HN: Focus on what matters – who should do what

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Post by humanarity »

bujatt wrote: post #5
ErikAugust wrote: post #3

"should" - not the best verb, but cool idea nonetheless.

Erik, how would you phrase it?

"x should y" ==> "it (modal:may|might|would|could|will)? work(s)? (for|(for us)? if) x (to)? y" / "x y-ing works"

Example:

"@Peter should !find all copies of the #cat dossiers &across the datacube"

==>

"It works if @Peter !find all copies of the #cat dossiers &across the datacube."

:)

should implies "duty, obligaition or correctness" while "it works" connotes shared mission, and implies the hearer's choice to act or not, which is correct and respects their agency. "Duty, obligation or correctness" could easily trigger ego responses leading to inefficient conflicts.

BTW -- I love the straight up "No." it would be cool if you could touch and hold "No" to get a list of weasel words and excuses!!

Or just a simple "I decline."

haha :)

Re: Show HN: Focus on what matters – who should do what

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Post by kaoD »

fiatjaf wrote: post #25
kaoD wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I guess you mean declension. Are you a Spanish speaker? It's a mistake I usually make too, being the expected translation of "declinación". Yes, it's comparable to declension, though Hungarian notation is prefix and not part of the syntax, while declension is postfix and has syntactic meaning.

Yes, that's what I meant. I'm a Portuguese speaker ("declinação"). I should have checked the correct translation. Thank you for understanding what I meant and correcting me.

I'm always afraid to come across as pedant or judgmental, but I enjoy being corrected to improve my English so I posted it anyways :) Glad it helped.

Re: Show HN: Focus on what matters – who should do what

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Post by bbcbasic »

humanarity wrote: post #27
bujatt wrote: post #5

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Erik, how would you phrase it?

"x should y" ==> "it (modal:may|might|would|could|will)? work(s)? (for|(for us)? if) x (to)? y" / "x y-ing works" Example: "@Peter should !find all copies of the #cat dossiers &across the datacube" ==> "It works if @Peter !find all copies of the #cat dossiers &across the datacube." :) should implies "duty, obligaition or correctness" while "it works" connotes shared mission, and implies the hearer's choice to act or…

What if the receiver chooses what tone of language they want to receive in. E.g. "terse" or "nice" options.

Re: Show HN: Focus on what matters – who should do what

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Post by humanarity »

bbcbasic wrote: post #29
humanarity wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"x should y" ==> "it (modal:may|might|would|could|will)? work(s)? (for|(for us)? if) x (to)? y" / "x y-ing works" Example: "@Peter should !find all copies of the #cat dossiers &across the datacube" ==> "It works if @Peter !find all copies of the #cat dossiers &across the datacube." :) should implies "duty, obligaition or correctness" while "it works" connotes shared mission, and implies the hearer's choice to act or…

What if the receiver chooses what tone of language they want to receive in. E.g. "terse" or "nice" options.

Nice ! ... an app idea in that somewhere... :)
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