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> Any programmer would know On the other hand, a very large majority of the time that a programmer speculates on the internet about something that's obviously
by furyofantares 6y ago
> Any programmer would know
On the other hand, a very large majority of the time that a programmer speculates on the internet about something that's obviously true about code I've written or am otherwise privy to, they're wrong
- junon 6y ago> a very large majority of the time On the other other hand, most vague and fabricated statistics about anecdotal, speculative or subjective topics tend to have very little weight when making a point...
- furyofantares 6y agoToo true. I guess my point is that complex products tend to have complex interdependencies that one isn't likely to guess exist from the outside. Things that look clearly intended can easily be programming errors, things that seem like they should be easy can be hard. I think the reverse can be true too but not as often. So I don't think the thought that any programmer would know this is a ridiculous edge case is one that holds any real weight here.