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Yes of course. I would prefer if Linus made the distinction you're making by actually saying something like "respect as a programmer" But he didn't do that. Wh
by nickbauman 11y ago
Yes of course. I would prefer if Linus made the distinction you're making by actually saying something like "respect as a programmer" But he didn't do that.
When you program something correctly, it's expected to be correct to the keystroke. Here I think we should be able to expect correct to the point of distinct idea which is not what's coming across. It's almost to the point where Linus appears as an old man from pre civil rights days about things.
- simoncion 11y ago> When you program something correctly, it's expected to be correct to the keystroke. Are you saying that this is the philosophy Torvalds holds? If you are not, then please disregard the rest of this paragraph (and, if you have the time, please let me know what you did mean.). If you are, then I'mma slap a big [citation needed] on that comment. While searching for that citation, do keep in mind that writing code for OS kernel is usually going to require much more in-depth knowledge of how a compiler optimizes things and the like than writing code for some CRUD application. This means that -not infrequently- single-character errors do have substantial significance.
- nickbauman 11y agoUh, It sounds like we're in violent agreement? What I'm saying is that if you code it wrong it's completely wrong, even if it's only off by one keystroke. There's no guessing. Computers aren't flexible in interpreting what you're writing. I don't think this requires a citation from Torvalds. It's just a fact.
- simoncion 11y ago> Uh, It sounds like we're in violent agreement? So we are! I -somehow- completely failed to understand the subtext in your statement. :( Mea maxima culpa. Please disregard my stupidity.