Hi, Am Sonntag, den 31.05.2020, 17:24 +0000 schrieb Eirik Bakke: > I believe the proposal here is merely to make the template empty by > default--people who want a default license header (to e.g. the Apache > license) can still use the feature, but must customize the template > first, like they always had to before.
yes, but then you have to discover it first. The template as is, allows you with minimal fuss to: - remove the header - adjust it to your liking for minimal learning (if you want to call reading simple instructions learning). I bet, that if we remove the message someone will come up and complain, that the feature is missing or badly discoverable. > But I think this is a bigger issue for beginners, who will likely > just leave the defaults in, out of fear of breaking anything. When > you're trying to teach students how to write a for loop, all the > magic incantations at the beginning of a Java file are just > distractions. Sorry - I hear that very often: - programming students are not willing to read - programming students can't customize their working environment - programming students can't be expected to read documentation - programming students are stupid I think this cuts it way short. Remember: Programmars/Developers are normally paid good money and yes, my baseline assumption is, that people in this area of work can be expected to know their work domain and their tools. I also believe people are more intelligent that we thing, at least if we make them use their brain (i.e. give them incentives to solve problems themselves). In the years after initial training/learning contant change will be the norm and people not being able to learn might be better of learning this fact early on. Just my thoughts though Greetings Matthias, who thinks, that NetBeans problems are in other areas --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
