On 16 January 2014 13:50, Andreas Schäfer
On 13:27 Thu 16 Jan , Daniel James wrote:
Pedantically, the developer could also be a user of the library, but their main point of view is as a developer of such functionality, and their opinions are influenced by that. If they've put a lot of effort into something, then it's likely that they will overvalue it. Feedback from other developers is of course extremely useful, but the difference should be appreciated.
Let me try to rephrase that: said developer's point of view might be biased, thus his arguments carry less weight. Is that what you're saying?
No, of course it isn't.
I'd then add to the discussion that his experience also makes him a domain expert, which reinforces his authority. This road is called "ad hominem" and doesn't lead anywhere.
Your response is called a "straw man argument", or an "Aunt Sally".