Re:A 2020 Vision of Linear Algebra
by dntbnmpls on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @08:58PM
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> I'm sorry, but I really dislike the "whatever works for you" sentiment.
It's your right. No need to apologize.
> It's antithetical to the spirit of engineering / technical discussion, which are predicated on the idea that there are better and worse ways to do the thing in question.
Sure. But that's the point. There are better ways ( as in plural ). Meaning there is more than one right way.
> It's not the case that any method is OK
Nowhere did I say any method is OK. You are building a strawman here. I didn't just write "Different strokes for different folks." I wrote "Different strokes for different folks. If it worked out for you that's all that matters." The key being "If it worked out for you that's all that matters."
> because it worked for some European dude on the internet with poorly concealed anti-American feelings
Nowhere did I sense any "anti-American" sentiment from OP.
> (I'm from Europe, I'm allowed to say this :)
So maybe it's a language issue. English as a second language is great but leaves open the possibility of misunderstanding. Honestly, I still don't know why you got so upset about such an innocuous comment. I think what we had here is a failure to communicate.
It's your right. No need to apologize.
> It's antithetical to the spirit of engineering / technical discussion, which are predicated on the idea that there are better and worse ways to do the thing in question.
Sure. But that's the point. There are better ways ( as in plural ). Meaning there is more than one right way.
> It's not the case that any method is OK
Nowhere did I say any method is OK. You are building a strawman here. I didn't just write "Different strokes for different folks." I wrote "Different strokes for different folks. If it worked out for you that's all that matters." The key being "If it worked out for you that's all that matters."
> because it worked for some European dude on the internet with poorly concealed anti-American feelings
Nowhere did I sense any "anti-American" sentiment from OP.
> (I'm from Europe, I'm allowed to say this :)
So maybe it's a language issue. English as a second language is great but leaves open the possibility of misunderstanding. Honestly, I still don't know why you got so upset about such an innocuous comment. I think what we had here is a failure to communicate.