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> dick measuring contest A more experienced colleague: "Pah, that's just a crutch". Well, yes. And? My personal tipping point was watching a sysadmin edit res
by zwp 11y ago
> dick measuring contest
A more experienced colleague: "Pah, that's just a crutch". Well, yes. And?
My personal tipping point was watching a sysadmin edit resolv.conf and type "namesrever": vim picked it out in reverse red. This mistake could otherwise have gone unnoticed for a while. Good crutch.
- efaref 11y agoWhen I first started writing python, my number one error was writing "else" without the necessary colon. A simple adjustment to my syntax highlighter and I stopped that class of error completely.
- mikeash 11y agoOther crutches: keyboards (just enter your data with switches), non-volatile memory (reload everything manually at power on), compilers (generate machine code by hand), etc.
- kazinator 11y agoIf someone says "pah, that's just a crutch" in a dick measuring contest, it's safe to say that he has won.