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> Switching to a simpler language like C lets you focus on the problem solving again, not solving language puzzles. But you’re solving a puzzle in either case.
by afavour 6y ago
> Switching to a simpler language like C lets you focus on the problem solving again, not solving language puzzles.
But you’re solving a puzzle in either case. Either with a solution you created yourself (much more rewarding!) or a premade one you pick off the shelf (higher chance of first time success, often less time involved)
Everything is a trade off.
- flohofwoe 6y agoI think libraries are a better place for this sort of code reuse than builtin language features though ;)
- michaelcampbell 6y agoDistinction without a difference. Most of us are talking about "Provided by the language-ecosystem or not", not necessarily WHERE in that ecosystem it sits.