Re: explaining parser subtleties (was: Context.Grob considered as symbol list)

[Marc Hohl]

Am 12.10.2012 16:42, schrieb Janek Warchoł:
> Hi,
>
> i'm short on time so i'll try to be brief - hopefully this won't cause
> any misunderstanding.
>
> David, i understand that some comments and questions may look like the
> sender is questioning your knowledge in some area.
> I want to assure you that when i ask such a "stupid" question, i'm not
> questioning your knowledge - i'm asking for explanation so that i
> could understand.
> In other words, my intent is never "it looks like you're mistaken.
> prove that you're right".  I always mean "i don't understand this
> because i'm a newbie in this area.  You are experienced - could you
> explain to me why we cannot do this?"
> I think it would be easier for both you and us if you assume that the
> intent of our questions is like i described above (unless someone
> explicitely says "i think you're wrong").
+1

I was about to write something similar, but I hadn't much time left
and had some struggle with words, so I deleted my attempt to a
similar resonse - thanks, Janek!
> On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 10:18 AM, David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Educating people about the details takes a lot of time, and
> > it is time that only has a payoff if their ultimate goal is actually
> > working in that area rather than just satisfying their sense of being
> > taken seriously.
> I agree that this is a serious problem.  However, i think that we
> cannot avoid it completely: we are a team, and we need to know what's
> happening inside LilyPond.
> Of course, you don't have to write super-detailed explanations about everything.
> By the way: if people won't understand what you do and why, they may
> not be able to actually *use* the solutions you provide, and they will
> be unable to appreciate them :/
I try hard to understand all the parser and syntax stuff, but since a new
school year just started and I still have to do a lot of administrative work
in addition to my teaching job, there's not much time left to read myself
through the couple emails each day.
I think (and hope!) this will be better in about two weeks.

Regards,

Marc