Re: finished second draft?

[Carl D. Sorensen]

On 8/15/08 4:39 PM, "Graham Percival" <address@hidden> wrote:

> On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:03:15 -0600
> "Carl D. Sorensen" <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> On 8/15/08 3:25 AM, "Graham Percival" <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>>
>> My model for the Learning Manual is that it answers the question "How
>> do I do something?"   The Notation Reference tells me "How do I solve
>> problems with something in the LM?", or "How do I extend what I
>> learned in the LM?".
>
> My model was slightly different -- the LM gives people the
> background needed to understand the NR; the NR provides the
> definitive answer for normal program usage.
>
> (The IR provides the *definitive* definitive answer for tweaks,
> since it's autogenerated.)
>
>
> That said, other people seem to like your take on LM vs. NR, and
> my vision doesn't need to be set in stone nor taken as the final
> word.

I suspect that the difference is more about terminology than anything else.
The suggestions you've made about how to write the NR are totally consistent
with my model.

I think we really agree, but just express our visions differently.

Carl