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> "discipline doesn't scale" Brilliant observation!
by shaggie76 5y ago
> "discipline doesn't scale"
Brilliant observation!
- jiggawatts 5y agoI can't take credit. I got that phrase from the article linked to from this discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24834965 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24834965
- smitty1e 5y agoI'd vary that to say: "Everything has a learning curve." I can have disciplined new hires, but they don't know what they don't know yet about what is at stake.
- dmatech 5y agoDiscipline can scale, but only among very smart and careful programmers. If you're going to have a one-size-fits-all standard that expects to include novice programmers, it can't include anything dangerous. Even smart and careful programmers make mistakes, though, and they don't use goto for laughs. Likewise, even a novice programmer can probably use it safely in a small function.