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The conclusion was inescapable: the problem wasn't Perl or C++ or Java, it was me. I just wasn't a very good programmer any more. Lisp's power had made me compl
by phoe-krk 9y ago
The conclusion was inescapable: the problem wasn't Perl or C++ or Java, it was me. I just wasn't a very good programmer any more. Lisp's power had made me complacent, and the world had passed me by.
Lisp can't help you if you're too smug for your own good.
Disclaimer: I'm a Lisper.
- quintin 9y agoNon-English speaker. What does "smug" mean?
- phoe-krk 9y agoVia Google's dictionary: having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.
- YeGoblynQueenne 9y agoIt means "smartass".
- rkangel 9y agoNot quite. "Smartass" generally implies you go around showing off your (perceived) knowledge. "Smug" implies you sit quietly in a corner feeling good about your (perceived) knowledge.
- Can_Not 9y agoAlso smug is less specific than knowledge, it's more about thinking you're better (in some or all ways) or more well achieved. The opposite of humble.
- b2gills 9y agoI would say that smugness has almost nothing to do with knowledge, and everything to do with attitude. I have seen people being smug that they know nothing about a given subject. That is smugness is almost exclusively about “thinking you're better…”. If someone thinks they have more knowledge, or thinks they have achieved more; it is easier for them to become smug in that belief. People can also become smug even if they know that neither is true.
- draw_down 9y agoEasy now, pretty sure the author is not advocating that mindset.
- rileyphone 9y agoSee http://wiki.c2.com/?SmugLispWeenie http://wiki.c2.com/?SmugLispWeenie for an in depth view of the phenomenon.