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int_19h · 2019-01-14 19:24:43

Well-designed or not, it exists, and sometimes you just want to use it, without a lecture on how it's suboptimal.

mgsk | karma 143 | avg karma 3.11 · | 2021-07-23 06:42:53

You know you wouldn't have to make use of functionality just because it's there, right?

CaptainHiggins | karma 33 | avg karma 11.0 · | 2019-04-18 15:31:05

Just because the features exist does not mean you have to use them.

Angostura | karma 15948 | avg karma 3.2 · | 2020-03-08 00:42:44+00:00

The user isn't required to use it - it's an option

unknown2374 | karma 218 | avg karma 2.87 · | 2020-05-13 18:23:37

Using it is not mandatory, using it is convenient.

anoncareer0212 | karma 601 | avg karma 2.3 · | 2024-04-18 19:11:08

I don't think it's a YMMV thing: no one claims it is useless, in fact, there's several specific examples of it being necessary.

kick | karma 11443 | avg karma 5.07 · | 2019-12-28 08:43:08+00:00

Why not? It's simple, it's efficient, and it gets out of your way.

ncmncm | karma 13951 | avg karma 1.02 · | 2020-09-11 22:33:03

Fortunately they don't need a strong argument. Convenience and minimized boilerplate suffices.

wmf | karma 46152 | avg karma 2.46 · | 2017-07-07 21:51:01

Because those features are generally safe and unsurprising, people don't need to understand them.

opan | karma 1591 | avg karma 1.7 · | 2023-05-15 15:16:13

It doesn't need to be popular for you to use it.

jperras | karma 1882 | avg karma 5.84 · | 2018-03-03 00:51:31+00:00

Just because you've never dreamed up a situation where it might be useful doesn't mean that they don't exist.

bluedino | karma 19194 | avg karma 2.78 · | 2019-03-13 12:13:02

You don't have to learn it, you can just use it.

Nextgrid | karma 26661 | avg karma 2.96 · | 2021-03-11 01:30:56

It doesn't have to be all or nothing. There's plenty of stuff you can reasonably do without significant inconvenience.

pekk | karma 5366 | avg karma 1.68 · | 2013-07-18 02:25:56

Lack of options is 'elegant' and 'just works' and 'for people who aren't nerds'.

yifanl | karma 1227 | avg karma 2.38 · | 2018-11-26 15:05:35+00:00

Just because you've never had to use it doesn't mean it's useless.

d3w4s9 | karma 506 | avg karma 2.46 · | 2023-10-13 17:26:54

You can come up with these excuses and caveats, but at the end of the day they don't matter.

bluGill | karma 18458 | avg karma 1.43 · | 2021-11-27 17:10:41

You don't need it, but it has a lot of little things that you wouldn't implement but since you have them you use.

daveFNbuck | karma 3777 | avg karma 2.26 · | 2016-11-19 00:50:44+00:00

You don't need a robust definition to implement something practical that deals with the clear cases.

iphone_elegance | karma 69 | avg karma 0.86 · | 2020-06-02 17:39:12

That's fine but it doesn't have to 'take off' everywhere to be useful and interesting

johndevor | karma 861 | avg karma 2.45 · | 2022-01-02 11:20:05

It's not "necessary" - it just is.