• To: michael.h.kay@n...
• Subject: On the aparent importance of emoticons (was "Design as, one hopes, not premature optimization")
• From: Uche Ogbuji <uche.ogbuji@f...>
• Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 08:06:23 -0700
• Cc: "'Jeff Lowery'" <Jeff.Lowery@c...>, "'Jonathan Robie'" <jonathan.robie@d...>, "'Chiusano Joseph'" <chiusano_joseph@b...>, xml-dev@l...
• In-reply-to: Message from "Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@n...> of "Thu, 03 Apr 2003 16:30:21 +0100." <000001c2f9f5$f05aa010$6401a8c0@pcukmka>
• Sender: Uche Ogbuji <uche.ogbuji@f...>

> > > the accepted wisdom that premature optimization is evil?
> 
> Don't fall into the trap of reading this as "early optimization is
> evil", let alone "you can ignore performance during the design stage". 

<SIGH/>

I used to refuse to use emoticons.  I always figured that ":-)" was nothing 
more than an ironical amplifier to anything from which the reader might take 
offense, and that it also had about the same effect on a good joke as an 
unnecessary laugh track.

But everytime I try posting a joke without an emoticon, the above happens.

I guess there's an unfortunate lesson...?


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