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I don't appreciate the ad hominem but I'll respond. > This guy's 20, probably hasn't worked on a piece of software over 100k lines of code but he knows alll ab
by reikonomusha 16y ago
I don't appreciate the ad hominem but I'll respond.
> This guy's 20, probably hasn't worked on a piece of software over 100k lines of code but he knows alll about computer science and programming, right?
I, the author, have worked with software over 100k lines of code (one example is Giac/Xcas). If we are going to talk about "industry code", we probably won't talk about Haskell (I am not implying it isn't or can't be used in industry, but Java/C++/etc. trump).
I am not claiming to be an expert at anything. If you believe I have made a claim, please feel free to let me know where.
Lastly, I'm not quite sure why my age matters. Perhaps I should delete it from my "about" page.
- Locke1689 16y agoLastly, I'm not quite sure why my age matters. Perhaps I should delete it from my "about" page. I don't think deleting the part letting people know that you don't have any experience with industry programming is going to change the fact that you don't have any industry programming experience.
- reikonomusha 16y agoThe issue is precisely this. You're making an assumption about my coding history which is entirely unfounded and apparently based on my age. You are right, I have not coded in Java for a company for 35 [sic] years. My good friend Bob has not coded at a company in Haskell for even 2 years. I'm not sure what your point is. I have done mundane, boring, "customer databases in Java"-esque programming before, but again, I don't see how it is relevant.
- qu1j0t3 16y agoTry discussing the blog post instead of the author's bio. It may be a more convincing (and grown-up) way to air your disagreement with it.