: What do people think? What, do people think? :-)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Wall repeats a question about what people think, emphasizing it with a smiley.
- In plain terms
- He asks for opinions repeatedly.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek community feedback actively.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What prompts people to share their views?
- How often should you solicit feedback?
Another view
Repeated questioning may frustrate some readers.
More from Larry Wall
It's, uh, pseudo code. Yeah, that's the ticket... [...] And 'unicode' is pseudo code for $encoding. :-)
Permalink to quote #207 Well, sure, I explicitly mentioned 'vtables' last time I brought this up. But a single pointer is fairly paltry, as tables go. :-)
Permalink to quote #209 So please don't think I have a 'down' on the MVS people. I'm just pulling off their arms to beat other people over the head with.
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