RE: Specification philosophies

Perhaps this explains why some of the 2518 semantics/syntax
can only be inferred from the examples (:-).

Cheers,
Geoff

Jim wrote on 12/02/2004 11:41:53 AM:

> Seems to me the crux of the matter is your model of the reader of
> specifications. If your reader is very technically adept, 
detail-oriented,
> and a careful reader, then you'll want minimal repetition. If your 
reader is
> less technically skilled, and is more prone to deep reading of only 
portions
> of a specification, then repetition is good. Yaron was of the opinion 
that
> many implementers only ever read the examples (and he was never prone to
> hyperbole :-).