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> is what pleasure I take in certain sort of what people call "rookie" errors. Can you provide an example?

• dang 10y ago
  Such examples all have troll power so I might need a dispensation.
  • dredmorbius 10y ago
    Dispensation offerred.
    • dang 10y ago
      Ok! Well some that come to mind are (a) short variable names; (b) not bothering to encapsulate state or lock things down into modules; and (c) tables for layout. I don't do these things because they're 'rookie mistakes', of course, just like I don't order whipped cream for dessert but might like it as an extra. I enjoy the feeling of lightness that comes with naively doing what's easy, as opposed to the weight of preconceptions that in practice impede the work.