I'm such a noob here, and will probably shoot myself in the foot as good judgement tells me to bite my tongue...
Publishing is king, as owen has stated. And that applies to algorithms as much as code.
For instance, I believe I was the first to publish an Autolisp
MergeSort stable algorithm, however I can only claim the implementation based on Ellis Dee's vb
implementationIf either one of you guys were to walk away from this site would be tragic. Come on. This isn't adndevblog
But here's some food for thought.
I've done it before (arrived to code that was near identical to someone elses) with no intention whatsoever. However, what influenced the design was that of previous optimization efforts I observed; Because.....
This site has really transformed v-lisp knowledge and optimization is a constant competition. Ultimately this site has exposed best practices, even though there might be multiple directions; So it's not too far of a stretch that similar, sometimes identical, methods are derived with no intention of copying.
Here's a
example of what might happen among friends, focusing on alanjt, and alan - and then subsequently alan the t.willey. This is also and example of how these functions, in my opinion, have contributed to many other optimized functions.
Or
over here recently
In my opinion Kerry over-reacted. It's not uncalled for Lee's notice of pre-existing posts, however I would have just posted the link. He made no direct accusations as MP suggested (at first), rather opened the dialog for the research and due credit (if due) is given. It was implied only; And how else would a discussion of credit be brought about? More tact? Maybe.
Both gentlemen have exhibited integrity here and elsewhere. As a nobody, but only in finding your contributions to many of my questions and others here, you all show friendship to others and myself. I know that I overstep, but what little friendship I have, I ask that your first see the perspective of the other, and when done, you most certainly will know that you must shake hands on this one.
Most Sincerely,
Ricky