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"There are only two hard problems in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things." (Phil Karlton) Amusing that along with this, there are two articl

"There are only two hard problems in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things." (Phil Karlton) Amusing that along with this, there are two articles about caches on the front page of HN right now.

vvanders 7y ago
There's also the unspoken third one which is off by one errors.
- yunruse 7y ago
  Like they said, the two hard problems.
  - jeegsy 7y ago
    ISWYDT
- andrewstuart 7y ago
  Obiwan errors are greatly reduced in more modern language that have newer mechanisms for looping over data.
- stevelosh 7y ago
  And the fourth: scope creep.
egdod 7y ago
But they can both be solved by adding another layer of indirection.
- objektif 7y ago
  What about Rust? Cant it solve the problem?
  - weego 7y ago
    You're thinking of Haskell. Apparently it solves all the problems.
    - Razengan 7y ago
      Fools, Electron is the One True Messiah. It solves all problems by leaving no memory and battery for them to happen in.
pvg 7y ago
This isn't really a naming problem, though, although the naming is poor. Better naming or more clarity isn't going to fix the fundamental problem - Apple TV doesn't deliver on the promise of an (idealized) Apple product/service. A good Apple product may in some ways be more constrained than similar products but is easy to understand and use and 'just works'. For instance, you bought an iPod and you plugged it into your Mac which popped up a store where you could buy music. You didn't have to know what an 'mp3' is. Or you bought an iPhone, took it home, plugged into your computer and 3 minutes later had a working new phone/pocket web browser. You didn't have to listen to anyone telling you about extended warranty and the web browser actually worked. Buying an Apple TV or subscribing to the service doesn't solve any of the endless irritations and inconveniences associated with consuming TV or movies online. It just names them all Apple TV but if they fixed that, the irritations and inconveniences would still be there.

vvanders 7y ago

There's also the unspoken third one which is off by one errors.

yunruse 7y ago
Like they said, the two hard problems.
- jeegsy 7y ago
  ISWYDT
andrewstuart 7y ago
Obiwan errors are greatly reduced in more modern language that have newer mechanisms for looping over data.
stevelosh 7y ago
And the fourth: scope creep.

egdod 7y ago

But they can both be solved by adding another layer of indirection.

objektif 7y ago
What about Rust? Cant it solve the problem?
- weego 7y ago
  You're thinking of Haskell. Apparently it solves all the problems.
  - Razengan 7y ago
    Fools, Electron is the One True Messiah. It solves all problems by leaving no memory and battery for them to happen in.

pvg 7y ago

This isn't really a naming problem, though, although the naming is poor. Better naming or more clarity isn't going to fix the fundamental problem - Apple TV doesn't deliver on the promise of an (idealized) Apple product/service. A good Apple product may in some ways be more constrained than similar products but is easy to understand and use and 'just works'. For instance, you bought an iPod and you plugged it into your Mac which popped up a store where you could buy music. You didn't have to know what an 'mp3' is. Or you bought an iPhone, took it home, plugged into your computer and 3 minutes later had a working new phone/pocket web browser. You didn't have to listen to anyone telling you about extended warranty and the web browser actually worked. Buying an Apple TV or subscribing to the service doesn't solve any of the endless irritations and inconveniences associated with consuming TV or movies online. It just names them all Apple TV but if they fixed that, the irritations and inconveniences would still be there.