Re: Don't overlook Simplicity.

["Brandon S. Allbery" <allbery ece cmu edu>]

In message <m3lndg2wie.fsf@kiuk0156.chembio.ntnu.no>, Preben Randhol writes:
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| "Bob Smith" <rwsmith@cnw.com> writes:
| 
| | >| I see a great divide between "Teach them" and "Make it somewhat
| | >| easier".  I don't see how the two are different, if you look at the
| | >
| | >No it is not "Make it somewhat easier" it is "Make it too simple".
| | >
| | 
| | Too simple? As in, keep it difficult and obscure, so that everyone who comes
| 
| As in "simple, but not too simple" so that power and efficiency are
| not diminished.
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Yes.  "Simple" is one thing; removing powerful features because they might
confuse people is quite another, and is IMHO unacceptable.

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