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The comma, present in the article and missing in HN, completely changes the meaning of the title.
by aargh_aargh 7y ago
The comma, present in the article and missing in HN, completely changes the meaning of the title.
- kspacewalk2 7y agoWhat is the alternative meaning? To be, the comma changes nothing. It's unambiguous either way.
- ummonk 7y agoIt can also be read as "avoid (rewriting a legacy system from scratch by strangling it)"
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]
- tashi 7y agoBaby Hercules, avoid getting eaten by that serpent by strangling it. vs. The next time you catch one, Lennie, avoid killing a mouse by strangling it. ... Do you strangle it to avoid it, or do you avoid strangling it? The age-old question.
- tapland 7y agoI really don't get this. How does it change?
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]
- dmart 7y ago“Avoid having to rewrite a legacy system from scratch via strangling it” vs. “Rewriting a legacy system from scratch by strangling it is something you should avoid doing”
- IggleSniggle 7y agoAvoid: rewriting (by strangling) a legacy system Avoid rewriting a legacy system (by strangling it)
- jayd16 7y agoThis blog by Mr It, Strangling.
- versteegen 7y agoThis is a nice example where adding a comma not just changes the meaning, but inverts it.
- xxs 7y agoIndeed, the title here made little sense - I was reading the article and it sort of contradicted what I got from HN... Thanks for pointing the titles actually differ.