On Wednesday 21 June 2006 1:49 pm, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > > There's an unforunate asymmetry in the design. > > I don't know why people harp on symmetry so much. Just that it's _typically_ a source of errors ... because most people don't have very complete mental models, and (often unknowingly) rely on symmetry to fill in gaps. To the extent they may not even be aware such gaps exist. It's better to have such basic cognitive mechanisms working in your favor (by preferring symmetric designs, vocabulary, framing) then against (asymmetric, ditto). - Dave
