From: "Daniel P. Zepeda" <daniel@...>
Date: 2003-01-20T02:38:18+09:00
Subject: Re: Matrix#pretty_print available?

On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 01:41:05 +0900
"Chris Pine" <nemo@hellotree.com> wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Freeze" <jim@freeze.org>
> 
> Hmm, sounds like Matrix needs to be refactored to support symbolic math.
> ----------------------------
> 
> Just a little nit-picking here:
> 
> It's my understanding that "refactoring" implies adding *no new
> functionality*; simply reorganizing what's there.  In fact, I thought
> that was one of the first rules of refactoring:  Don't add functionality
> while refactoring.

You are right. It is not nit-picking. People tend to use words that have
specific meaning in casual ways that dilute or change their meaning. This
is *very bad* in technical professions such as ours that requires precise
language. Language is value-laden and imprecise as it is without further
dilution of the meanings of words. 

Not picking on you here Jim, I know it is easy to pick the wrong words, do
it myself. Just be careful.


> 
> Maybe I just had too much coffee this morning...
> 
> :)
> 
> Chris
> 


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