[OT] Why would it be a pain?

[Richard Gaskin]

Dan Shafer wrote:

> On 6/22/06, Richmond Mathewson <geradamas at yahoo.com> wrote:
...
>> IT would be less of a pain were IT explicitly stated as to what IT could
>> be applied and what IT couldn't.
>>
>> I also suspect that new users find IT extremely esoteric.
> 
> Richmond.....
> 
> My first reaction was, "Well it just is what it is." Kinda Zen-like don't
> you agree? :-)
> 
> But on reflection, I think you're right. Though I have a deep background in
> HyperCard where IT originated, I suspect that IT is a source of confusion
> for lots of folks.
> 
> Accordingly, I'm embarking on writing The Complete Guide to IT. Coming soon
> a an eBook near you.

Before you complete the ebook check in on BZ#3700:
<http://support.runrev.com/bugdatabase/show_bug.cgi?id=3700>

The enhancement request to have "it" return the full path when creating 
a folder has been confirmed, which suggests it may be implemented at 
some point.

Richmond's perception about the pattern is useful, and it seems that at 
least Oliver at RunRev agrees.

I imagine it would be relatively simple to implement -- I wonder how 
hard it would be to get that into the next build....

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