Re: The pros and cons of .NET

From: Jon Skeet [C# MVP] (skeet_at_pobox.com)
Date: 09/27/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 13:43:35 +0100

Cor Ligthert <notmyfirstname@planet.nl> wrote:
> The text "run Any Net program" can be explained wrong. However when I place
> it in the context as meant, it is right. (I am talking about C++)

Where does C++ enter into this?
 
> And I understood as well that Tim, was meaning what you wrote, otherwise I
> would not have answered that in this way.
>
> I only wrote it the way as I did, to show that it could give a lot of
> misunderstandings and was hoping he would make a nicer more right text,
> because it is not a newsgroup message, however a page where he want to be
> proud of.

But your answer was more misleading than Tim's web page, in my view. It
was clear to me what Tim meant - it wasn't clear to me what you meant
(in that what it seemed you meant was entirely incorrect).

> This (in other words) you can read as well in the direct answer to Tim on
> the bottom of the messagethread from my answer one and an half hour after
> that I made my first message
>
> (I used to often the word express, please skip that before I can start
> again).

Yes, I saw you sort of apologise - although you said you got the
reactions you wanted, too. I think it's a very bad way of getting
someone to clarify a web page. Rather than insulting them, be specific
in what you disagree with. There wouldn't have been a problem if you'd
just written something like:

<hypothetical post>
I disagree with your wording in the topic "Against: Large runtime
needed". Although "runtime" is often a word used for the whole
framework, it isn't the framework in itself. I suggest you change the
page to talk about downloading the framework instead. Although I
understand what you meant, other people might not.
</hypothetical>

Anyway, did you agree with the four points I listed? 

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