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I take your point, but can we avoid this analogy please? Let’s talk about actual code if we’re going to talk about the best tool for a job that requires it. It
by devin 7y ago
I take your point, but can we avoid this analogy please? Let’s talk about actual code if we’re going to talk about the best tool for a job that requires it.
It reminds me of something early in my career that irked me like few work-related things things have: “Building software is like building a house” — No, it isn’t. Not even a little bit.
- orange8 7y agoI think it is more like growing a garden.
- mehh 7y agoI prefer making the distributed club sandwich analogy ...
- orange8 7y agoNever heard of that one, and if it works for you then more power to you! Analogy's are all about making sense of new data using older previously understood data, so if the old reference doesn't ring any bells... you just need to find one that does.
- gitgud 7y agoSometimes I feel like a gardener tending to the code base. Pruning deadcode and planting new modules...