On 22/02/13 02:25, Lew wrote:
Roedy Green wrote:
[snip]
If you don't like a post the DON'T REPLY it's so simple even you should
be able to understand that one.
In general it is better to learn people how to solve problem
(by reading the documentation) than by explaining the specific
solution.
There are at least one meaning of F in RTFM where I don't see
a problem using that acronym.
Oh REALLY, and which version do you think Bloch is espousing.
I don't know.
And I would not criticize his language based on guesses on what
he meant.
What is the point of lurking in this group if all you do is berate
people for asking questions
People lurking does not berate people by definition.
And since of all the people in this (sub)thread then you are the
only one that may fit the description of lurking you may be best
qualified to answer the question yourself.
... what question would *not* elicit a
response of RTFM. I'd be interested to know ... really, fascinated in
fact.
Most questions would not be answered by a link to the docs and a RTFM.
If it were so then one would be a perfect Java developer by
learning JLS, Java API and few more documents.
That is unfortunately not the case. Java development is much more
complex and difficult than just learning what code compiles and
what its semantics are.
All the most difficult/interesting questions "what is the best way
to ...", "why did they chose to ...", "any good recommendations
for ..." can not be answered by RTFM.
I would be tempted to say that if a question can be answered with
RTFM then the question should probably have been asked in cljh
instead of cljp.
But given that the poster most likely don't know if the question is
a RTFM question or not, then that rule has no practical significance.
What magnificent pearl of wisdom are you reluctant to cast before
the proletarian swine in c.l.j.p that cannot be gleaned from Reading The
Friendly Manual. In fact why bother to answer any question, why not set
up an auto-responder that simply responds to *every* post to c.l.j.p
with a simple RTFM.
If you can code a bot that reads questions posted to cljh, analyze
the text and reply with RTFM *and* a link to the specific section in
TFM, then I think you should do so.
I would not hold my breath though ...
Arne