“I Don't Like Your Examples” (2000)
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“I Don't Like Your Examples” (2000)
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Re: “I Don't Like Your Examples” (2000)
#2I think I disagree with him here.
I tend to think that examples like his (polarizing topics) are distracting to the message of the content.
I teach students, and they are, quite literally, paying me for my knowledge and experience about that subject, not for me to distract everyone with my personal opinions about unrelated issues. I doubt that any of them even know my political beliefs.
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#3I think I disagree with him here. I tend to think that examples like his (polarizing topics) are distracting to the message of the content. I teach students, and they are, quite literally, paying me for my knowledge and experience about that subject, not for me to distract everyone with my personal opinions about unrelated issues. I doubt that any of them even know my political beliefs.
I'm with you. I find these examples distracting if not annoying.
Re: “I Don't Like Your Examples” (2000)
#4That's the last book I'd buy from that author. If you want to write about politics, write about politics. Don't try to sneak your political views into a technical book.
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#5The question I’d pose to the author is, what would he think of a book using examples he disagrees with? Let’s say for advocating for arming every American or against gay marriage.
The vast majority arguing like the author are not ok with this - it’s only good if the content fits their world view.
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#6I realize this is from 2000 but why would anyone think this person's trite and wholly conventional political opinions are in any way interesting or noteworthy? Strange psychology this guy has, like he's just trying to rattle off as many "controversial" "issues" as he can name, with no regard for his readership... the whole thing comes across as juvenile and narcissistic.
Re: “I Don't Like Your Examples” (2000)
#7That's the last book I'd buy from that author. If you want to write about politics, write about politics. Don't try to sneak your political views into a technical book.
What is this? "Write about what you want, but only if I also want it!" He wants to write a technical book with political examples, and did. How do you justify the requirement that books must into clean archetypical categories against the "do what you want" argument you just made?
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#8I wonder if any of the 'political' code has worked it's way via cargo-cult programming into production
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#9way easier to understand complex syntax than reading yet another foo(bar) example.
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