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"It is time to unmask the computing community as a Secret Society for the Creation and Preservation of Artificial Complexity." ~Dijkstra It's very impressive w
by codr4 8y ago
"It is time to unmask the computing community as a Secret Society for the Creation and Preservation of Artificial Complexity."
~Dijkstra
It's very impressive work, no doubt. And as long as no one asks me to debug anything running on top, I don't have any issues with it.
At least with straight reference counting I know what's going on under the hood, that's worth a lot. Sharing pointers across threads is tricky business, I can't really see what that has to do with anything. And it's quite likely that it will run faster, simply because it's much less complex.
- DonHopkins 8y agoI've always thought the Monty Python Sketch about The Royal Society for Putting Things on top of Other Things was a perfect metaphor for modern "full stack" software development. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f-kfRREA8M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f-kfRREA8M And the Ministry of Silly Walks is the perfect metaphor for user interface design. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV2ViNJFZC8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV2ViNJFZC8
- codr4 8y agoA full stack is one push from overflow, I feel that sums it up pretty well :) Silly walks is a masterpiece, and people think they're joking...