what's so difficult about namespace?

Aaron Brady castironpi at gmail.com
Wed Nov 26 20:19:48 EST 2008


On Nov 26, 6:57 pm, Kaz Kylheku <kkylh... at gmail.com> wrote:

> The theory is that the adoption of some technology is driven by
> a function of the ratio:
>
>    perceived crisis
>    ----------------
>    perceived pain of adoption
>
> These perceptions may not be accurate. The crisis may be larger than perceived,
> or the pain of adoption may be smaller than perceived.
>
> But, you missed the point that I don't necessarily agree or disagree with the
> perceptions. They are what they are.
>
> > Nobody is saying that lacking namespace is a CRISIS.
>
> I.e. you agree that it's not widely perceived as a crisis. Hence, small
> numerator in the above ratio.

OT.  Don't forget the 'ignorance is bliss' variable.  If you don't
know your language sucks, it's not as painful to stick with it.



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