>> Because nobody looks for assistance when everything goes without a hitch. > > "Just wanted to drop in and let everyone know that everything is working > as expected!" > > -- no one, ever
FWIW, whenever I get a bug report about a software I maintain, I also count it as "oh, cool, someone's using my code and the rest worked well enough for them". [ Tho, admittedly, there have been cases where "the rest" was negligible because the bug occurred before anything useful could have happened. ] It's not always sufficient to combat the dread of drowning under thousands of bug report, but it still compares favorably to the usual feedback in academic research contexts (a.k.a deafening silence because what you did is too experimental and niche to be used by anyone but yourself). === Stefan
