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It makes everything feel like putting together IKEA furniture

• Rerarom 7y ago
  Is that good or bad? IKEA is thrown a lot as a metaphor but I have no idea most of the times what it should mean.
  • narag 7y ago
    No good. Furniture is nice and cheap, but you ensemble it yourself at home. Honestly, I find it easy, but I'm good with that kind of handiwork. Most people find the instructions unclear and difficult to follow. There are many references, from the top of my head I remember The Wire... look for Mc Nulty IKEA on YouTube, I bet it will work. For a little more money they serve the furniture to your house and ensemble it.
  • ken 7y ago
    I've never heard the IKEA metaphor before but it makes sense to me. There's really only one way to put any two pieces together. If they forgot to ship the right bolts, you're SOL. Lisp is like a wood and metal shop. It may take a little more time to become proficient with the basic tools, but once you do, anything is possible. You don't hear Lisp programmers complain they can't do X with Y, and you don't hear builders complain they don't have the right piece to attach X to Y. If you don't have one sitting around, you take a few minutes and make one.