Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:00:04 -0400 (EDT) | Subject | Re: Please fix or revert: [PATCH] checkpatch: add --strict tests for braces, comments and casts | From | David Miller <> |
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From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:34:51 +0200
> > * 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.
I guess us visual retards will have to find a new web site to use then, thanks for the lesson Ingo.
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