Re: [Monotone-devel] New commands (for mtn, in lua)

[hendrik]

On Wed, Sep 05, 2007 at 04:10:55AM -0700, Nathaniel Smith wrote:
> 
> So my suggestion:
>   -- just put things that are intended for programs in automate
>   -- but only after you've made the effort to make them good.
>      "Effort" includes doing the things you have control over (like
>      thinking hard, and writing docs and tests), but not the ones you
>      don't (if you're getting paralyzed because you need more data and
>      it's impossible to get that data, then skip it)

But don't just skip it.  Mark it as being skipped.  Say what's being 
skipped in the code and documentation.  Say what's paralysing you.  Then 
someone else will be warned that dragons may lurk.  And someone with 
different resources may know what's worth contributing.

-- hendrik