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Just because it is in the TV show doesn't mean it's not based on real stuff. Silicon Valley is satire and they have some of the best consultants in the business

by throwaway2016a 9y ago

Just because it is in the TV show doesn't mean it's not based on real stuff. Silicon Valley is satire and they have some of the best consultants in the business. A lot of stuff on the show is close to reality. Sometimes it gets it so close I kind of cringe because I've been through similar things in real life. The tabs vs spaces argument comes to mind. Edit: to stay on topic. As other people said, I would take a lower valuation in a heartbeat if it gives away less equity and it is enough money to get me to another round (or exit) at a higher valuation owning more of the company.

redshirtrob 9y ago
> The tabs vs spaces argument comes to mind. Not refuting your point in the least, but that plot line made me cringe for an entirely different reason--it characterized people who use spaces as though they actually pressed the spacebar once for each space instead of letting the editor handle the work. That said, I think it was a good decision since the majority of the audience (based on my super scientific study where I asked my wife and friend if they knew what was weird about that scene) has no idea how text editors work and it did help to drive home the point.
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- kenneth 9y ago
  Yes, that's my biggest complaint about the show in its four-season history. The whole thing was so inaccurate it made me furious.
- xapata 9y ago
  > [press] the spacebar once for each space Python v3.4.0 had a feature regression which hijacked TAB for autocomplete and prevented using TAB for indentation in the basic REPL. To my amazement, there was actually discussion on whether converting a TAB to 4 spaces was a worthwhile feature. https://bugs.python.org/msg188532 https://bugs.python.org/msg188532 Happily, the TAB was recovered. https://bugs.python.org/msg188542 https://bugs.python.org/msg188542

redshirtrob 9y ago

> The tabs vs spaces argument comes to mind. Not refuting your point in the least, but that plot line made me cringe for an entirely different reason--it characterized people who use spaces as though they actually pressed the spacebar once for each space instead of letting the editor handle the work. That said, I think it was a good decision since the majority of the audience (based on my super scientific study where I asked my wife and friend if they knew what was weird about that scene) has no idea how text editors work and it did help to drive home the point.

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kenneth 9y ago
Yes, that's my biggest complaint about the show in its four-season history. The whole thing was so inaccurate it made me furious.
xapata 9y ago
> [press] the spacebar once for each space Python v3.4.0 had a feature regression which hijacked TAB for autocomplete and prevented using TAB for indentation in the basic REPL. To my amazement, there was actually discussion on whether converting a TAB to 4 spaces was a worthwhile feature. https://bugs.python.org/msg188532 https://bugs.python.org/msg188532 Happily, the TAB was recovered. https://bugs.python.org/msg188542 https://bugs.python.org/msg188542