David McKinney (2/6/2014)

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Damned if you do, damned if you don't!

I find the criticism somewhat harsh. Am I alone in thinking that articles don't have to be exhaustive? I can see both sides of the argument, however I often do like to read articles that don't have 10 pages of benchmarking etc.. I'd rather just hear the idea sometimes. I'm intelligent enough to know that it mightn't be the only idea, the best idea, or even sometimes a good idea.

Also, sorry but I find the allusion to plagiarism a little facile. This code is pretty much public domain by now, and while a heads up to Mr Moden would have been nice, I really don't feel that this is in the same ballpark as proper examples of the P word.

As someone that's followed SSC for a number of years, I think there's a danger of the articles becoming a private members club, where the uninitiated are put off from submitting their ideas. I know I haven't written for quite a while, in part for these reasons.

Go easy on me! And have a good day.