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Isn't bikeshedding defined to be "arguing about trivial details." The first article wasn't about arguing. Also since semantics are trivial, this is meta.

• gh02t 8y ago
  The articles are about two subtly different problems. The first is finding something difficult in your code and then getting distracted learning about it in depth. The second is about getting lost in the process applying deep theory to a simple concept. The first is "I know too little, I must know more", while the second is "I know all this cool theory, I must use it." I think both could probably be called bikeshedding, but it's interesting to make a distinction between the two.
  • glennpratt 8y ago
    I've never used bike shed to describe digressions on my own work. I might call these a Yak shave.
  • comesee 8y ago
    I think the jargon you're looking for is "yak shaving" not bikeshedding (which is about arguing about minor changes).