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From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
To: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: joe@perches.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	akpm@linux-foundation.org, torvalds@linux-foundation.org,
	apw@canonical.com
Subject: Re: Please fix or revert: [PATCH] checkpatch: add --strict tests for braces, comments and casts
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:34:51 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120416203451.GA4248@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120416202654.GA4678@gmail.com>


* Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> wrote:

>     If you don't "see" it as ugly it's simply because your brain
>     is not wired up to see 3D/2D geometry as a significant
>     source of information. A significant portion (I'd 
>     guesstimate a narrow majority) of kernel hackers *does* see
>     2D/3D layout details in code and finds inconsistencies in 
>     them counterproductive.
> 
>     ( It's roughly the same distinction that makes some people
>       love the typographic layout of the iPhone/iPad while 
>       others consider it unnecessary bling. )

Another example are the recent Google+ layout changes. Those who 
don't see 2D details found it an unnecessary waste of screen 
real estate.

To me and many others the new layout, while sparser, is actually 
noticeably less taxing to read, because information is 
structured in such a "geometrically obvious" way.

Thanks,

	Ingo

  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-04-16 20:34 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-04-16  9:17 Please fix or revert: [PATCH] checkpatch: add --strict tests for braces, comments and casts Ingo Molnar
2012-04-16 18:27 ` David Miller
2012-04-16 19:09   ` Linus Torvalds
2012-04-16 19:13     ` David Miller
2012-04-16 20:26   ` Ingo Molnar
2012-04-16 20:34     ` Joe Perches
2012-04-16 20:34     ` Ingo Molnar [this message]
2012-04-16 21:00       ` David Miller
2012-04-17  3:30         ` Steven Rostedt
2012-04-25  8:33         ` Ingo Molnar
2012-04-16 20:58     ` David Miller
2012-04-25  8:42       ` Ingo Molnar
2012-04-16 19:44 ` Randy Dunlap
2012-04-16 19:32   ` [PATCH] checkpatch: revert --strict test for net/ and drivers/net block comment style Joe Perches
2012-04-16 19:35   ` Joe Perches
2012-04-16 20:28     ` Ingo Molnar
2012-04-16 20:33       ` Linus Torvalds
2012-04-17 10:07         ` Ingo Molnar
2012-04-25 22:42           ` Joe Perches

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