On Wed, 2005-12-14 at 08:18 -0800, Dakota Jack wrote:
> Look, Preston, if you want your own language with your own meanings, that is

I'm not creating my own language. You're being pedantic. 

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=toolkit

Main Entry:  toolkit 
Part of Speech:  noun 
Definition:  a set of software applications that aid a task; also
written tool kit, also called toolset 
Usage:  computing

> fine with me.  But, when you are talking to others on a list, we have a
> right to assume that you are using words with their real meaning rather than
> some idiosyncratic, unknowing, use on your part.  Call this "pedantic" if
> you like.  But, if someone doesn't know a toolkit from a framework and
> throws the word "implementation" around like a half-penny, then I certainly
> don't want them working for me.  This is a profession, not a hayride.

I wouldn't want to work for someone like you who flies off the handle
because they think someone is using the wrong terminology. So I guess
we're on the same page.

Preston


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