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I agree to a certain extent. There are times when I've seen great beauty in something as mundane as pre-generics Java, when someone put together a well factored
by rpeden 10y ago
I agree to a certain extent. There are times when I've seen great beauty in something as mundane as pre-generics Java, when someone put together a well factored set of loosely couple objects to accomplish a task.
Other times, though, being forced to work with obtuse tools feels like trying to construct a skyscraper out of sticks and dog crap. No matter how elegant a structure you manage to construct, doing so is a miserable experience because you're never able to transcend the feeling that you're working with twigs and poo.
- jwdunne 10y agoI understand the analogy but I think many ancient cultures did great things with twigs and poo. In fact, there are many wattle and daub structures still standing - there's one around the corner that's protected by law.
- literallycancer 10y agoYep: http://www.citymetric.com/skylines/yemen-theres-city-full-500-year-old-skyscrapers-made-mud-1462 http://www.citymetric.com/skylines/yemen-theres-city-full-50...
- hamming 10y agothis is a shitty analogy