- From: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:46:49 -0500
- To: Scott Miles <sjmiles@google.com>
- CC: public-webapps <public-webapps@w3.org>
On 2/25/13 2:43 PM, Scott Miles wrote: > The good part is that in this forum I get to argue my own opinion, which > I would say is that of a (single) web developer. Fair. ;) > Ironically, I was trying to argue that these things are on a spectrum > and that it is in fact not black and white. Often the argument is, "with > isolation, maintenance is free!" and the alternative is chaos. Seems > like we both agree this is not true. Indeed. Isolation typically reduces the cost of maintenance, but of course does not make it free. > This is the moral hazard argument, which is completely worth discussing. > Because it's about human nature, I believe there is no objective right > answer, but my position as a developer is that I'm annoyed when tools > prevent me from doing something I need to do because somebody else might > hurt themselves doing it. I sympathize with that position, for sure. All I can offer, again, is that in our experience this particular issue is a significant problem in practice.... -Boris
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