Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project

From	John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.javascript
Subject	Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project
Date	2015-02-27 10:26 +0000
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On Fri, 27 Feb 2015 05:48:04 +0100, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn
<PointedEars@web.de> wrote:

>John Harris wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 11:29:47 +0100, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn
>> <PointedEars@web.de> wrote:
>>>John Harris wrote:
>>   <snip>
>>>> In that case why write "There is no javascript"? Why not be more
>>>> informative and helpful by writing
>>>>   "Remember that 'javascript' names a family of languages " ...
>>>
>>>Because that would be confirming a misconception.
>>>
>>>As regards ?family of languages?: QED.
>> 
>> But you, Thomas, are the only person in the world who thinks it's a
>> misconception.
>
>Claiming something does not make it so.  

But there's evidence : a lack of other people claiming it's a
misconception.

>Neither does artistic snipping.

The FAQ says :
Quote only relevant parts of earlier messages, and add your comments
below each quoted section (FYI28/RFC1855).

>> Its use as a family name has been displayed in the FAQ
>> for 15 years or so.
>
>A misconception by few underinformed people, to be corrected.

But what is the 'misconception'? Is it the particular name? Or the
idea of a family of languages having a name?

>> It's time you thought about it sensibly instead of
>> thinking it's a single language name.
>
>It’s *past* time that you posted something different from this constant 
>bickering, something constructive, to this newsgroup, like source code,

Every time you criticise someone for something that's merely a matter
of your opinion I will do my best to ensure that no-one is mislead by
your language.

>or finally FOAD'd.

Vulgar abuse is hardly the most convincing kind of logical argument.

  John

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Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project bakunin95 <jocl06@hotmail.com> - 2015-02-21 16:56 -0800
  Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-02-22 12:40 +0100
    Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project bakunin95 <jocl06@hotmail.com> - 2015-02-22 06:37 -0800
      Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-02-22 19:29 +0100
        Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2015-02-23 10:20 +0000
          Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-02-23 15:17 +0100
            Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2015-02-24 09:58 +0000
              Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-02-26 11:29 +0100
                Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2015-02-26 19:26 +0000
                Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-02-27 05:48 +0100
                Re: Motivation behind the web application viewer (WAVI) project John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2015-02-27 10:26 +0000

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