Hello Elijah,

On 2024-01-24 05:15, Elijah Newren wrote:

On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 1:30 PM Dragan Simic [off-list ref] 
wrote:

quoted

On 2024-01-11 17:57, Elijah Newren wrote:

quoted

On Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 9:39 PM Dragan Simic [off-list ref] 
wrote:

and refrain myself
from expressing my opinions in this thread.

...but that's not what my advice was.  My advice was that you'd be
more persuasive if you expressed your opinions differently.  Some
possible examples:

  * Stating that you are worried about the codebase becoming more
complicated or more fragmented (without dismissing the points Taylor
raised)
  * Arguing that you believe various points others raised aren't as
much of an advantage as they perceive, or even potentially aren't even
an advantage at all, not by mere assertion but by providing additional
details on the topic (statistics, anecdotes, war stories,
counter-examples, old commit messages, etc.) that back up your point
  * Stating that you don't understand why others think that advantages
they state are as significant as they pose and ask for clarification.

I think there's potentially some good points behind your positions,
and I don't want to discourage them.  I want to encourage lively,
friendly debate so that we can have the best information possible when
decisions are made.

Oh, I once again totally agree!  I really love the way you expressed it,
which I'm once again thankful for.

I always support making improvements and major changes, introducing
new technologies, augmenting or even replacing old technologies, etc.
In the end, that's how progress is made, but such major changes also
need to be performed very carefully, in a controlled way that provides
a backup plan, and based on solid facts and past experiences.

In this specific case, please be aware that my health wasn't in great
shape, because I was (and still am) recovering from some nasty flu,
which has also effectively diminished my mental capacities.  That's
the primary reason why I provided only terse comments, without backing
them up with more specific details.  That's not the way I usually
operate, and I apologize for that.