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I get your point, but if we're all bad then "bad" loses its meaning. I'm definitely a better programmer than many of my peers, and worse than a whole bunch of o
by pdpi 6y ago
I get your point, but if we're all bad then "bad" loses its meaning. I'm definitely a better programmer than many of my peers, and worse than a whole bunch of others.
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoWe're bad, not in comparison with each other, but in comparison to the external standard of "good enough that we don't need a crutch". In fact, if you want to be a better (less bad) programmer, learn to use the available crutches more effectively.
- eru 6y agoWell, it's a bit like saying that computers of the electronic kind are a crutch for bad computers of the human kind. Or that planes are a crutch for bad travelers who can't fly under their own power.