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From: chewy@apple.com (Paul Snively)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Tail patches
Message-ID: <5296@internal.Apple.COM>
Date: 20 Nov 89 17:57:26 GMT
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In article <9012@hoptoad.uucp> tim@hoptoad.uucp (Tim Maroney) writes:
> In article <5248@internal.Apple.COM> chewy@apple.com (Paul Snively) 
writes:
> >I have no problems with explaining why not to do certain things; that's 
> >(unfortunately) a large part of my job.  I DO have problems with 
> >explaining why not to do certain things and having people ignore me or 
> >argue with me about it.
> 
> Yeah, can you believe the gall of some of these people?  I mean, actually
> daring to disagree with you!  Who do they think they are?

Let me try to be clearer: what I have a problem with is having explained, 
in some detail, with support from others here at Apple, why doing 
something is not merely a bad idea, but just plain wrong, and having 
people who aren't as experienced or as well-informed about how the 
Macintosh works tell me that it's NOT wrong.

The function of my department is to help people create good, reliable 
Macintosh software.  That function is subverted every time someone does 
something that we tell them not to do, or when they don't do what we DO 
tell them to do.

Perhaps I'm like an army drill sargeant or something: I'm harsh, I'm 
stern, I'm a pain in the ass, but it's all to benefit the person being 
disciplined.  When Macintosh software follows the rules, Apple benefits, 
the developer benefits, and most importantly, the user benefits.

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