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Re: [hybi] Resolving Issue 11 - Amateur programmer requirement [was: Extensibility mechanisms?]

<L.Wood@surrey.ac.uk> Fri, 23 July 2010 08:06 UTC

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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:07:09 +0100
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Do we have an issue open about amateur protocol designers and amateur editors?
amateur chairs?

On 23 Jul 2010, at 06:55, Julian Reschke wrote:

> On 23.07.2010 06:50, Ian Fette (イアンフェッティ) wrote:
>> The amateur programmer argument keeps coming up. Search google for hybi
>> amateur programmer. It's been raised as an argument against suggestions
>> that are meant to help the protocol scale, it's been raised in
>> discussions of keepalives, it's been raised in multiple framing
>> discussions... I'm not arguing it's a great construct. I don't actually
>> agree that we should be designing for an amateur programmer. What I'm
>> saying is that I do believe that this issue being outstanding is
>> preventing further progress on other issues, so I want to see it put to
>> rest.
>> ...
> 
> +1
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