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> I just don't see what people think others would understand by teleologic statements like: "write Go the way it wants to be written" To me it means "Read what
by rakoo 11y ago
> I just don't see what people think others would understand by teleologic statements like: "write Go the way it wants to be written"
To me it means "Read what the creators thought about when creating Go and how they view it, and do the same". But really that applies to any craft that exists: instead of trying to apply and adapt what you already know, clean your mind and start from scratch.
- lhc- 11y agoWait, the advice is "ignore your past knowledge and experience and start from nothing" ? That strikes me as terrible advice.
- signa11 11y ago> Wait, the advice is "ignore your past knowledge and experience and start from nothing" ? That strikes me as terrible advice. well, with knowledge i hope there is wisdom as well to apply it in a manner befitting the context.
- rakoo 11y agoMore like "Don't try to shoehorn your existing knowledge into that thing you are trying to learn and use; it may or may not fit but isn't supposed to". That absolutely doesn't prevent you to use your knowledge as stepping stones to understand the new thing.