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Not memorizing pointless shit (argument order, all function names, etc.) is actually a sign of a skilled developer who uses memory for important things, not thi
by mnm1 9y ago
Not memorizing pointless shit (argument order, all function names, etc.) is actually a sign of a skilled developer who uses memory for important things, not things that can be looked up on Google in a second. Yes, if the Internet drops all productivity stops, but that's not because everyone needs to copy shit from stackoverflow every 2.5 seconds. Being able to develop without an Internet connection ... whoopty fucking do. Not impressive at all (unless you're trying to do well at a stupid whiteboarding interview) since without Internet, I'm pretty sure all work grinds to a halt and it's a ridiculous situation to prepare for. Why not code without computers (again, getting into the territory of beyond stupid interviewing here, the only place where this would be useful)? If you want to be a good developer, relying on memory and memorization for trivial things is a terrible use of your own inner resources as is trying to be productive in an environment without proper tools (no Internet / computer to work on).
- saintPirelli 9y agoHuman memory doesn't work like your hard drive. The notion that you have some sort of 'free disk space', because you don't remember function names is ludicrous. Quite contrary, the more you train your memory, the more you can remember.
- mnm1 9y agoI didn't say it works like a hard drive. Yeah, the more I train, the more I remember what I trained and remembering function names and argument order is something I specifically don't want to do because I can only train my memory for so long each day and I'd rather remember important things, not trivial shit like that.
- dotsh 9y agoYou know that before SO and Google all dev community was doing well? Using manuals and stuff that are typically on your machine from day one or from moment you install something you want to code in. Now it is: No Internet = No Coding. Then: No Internet = Who needs this shit?!