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Ah, the joy of cherry-picked analogies. Let's replace the musket with an AK-47, how does it look now? Yes, M4 is a macro processor. A pretty decent one that is
by lazyjones 5y ago
Ah, the joy of cherry-picked analogies. Let's replace the musket with an AK-47, how does it look now?
Yes, M4 is a macro processor. A pretty decent one that is well-known and will not surprise you with incompatible changes or newly introduced bugs. Nobody suggested using it for more.
- nailer 5y ago> well-known Hire twenty developers and ask how many know some M4 vs some Python.
- lazyjones 5y agoI'd rather have someone learn to use M4 when needed than have "some Python" replace M4 in an important project. But that's just me, other people like building sand castles.
- int_19h 5y agoAK-47 had been superseded by AKM after less than 10 years in service. AKM was, in turn, superseded by AK-74. And AK-74 has been superseded by AK-12. The last transition, in particular, was heavily motivated by ergonomics and difficulty of adapting the original to typical modern circumstances of use. So, I'd say the analogy still holds up pretty well.