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Exactly. I've never interpreted that quote other than encouragement to continue writing "clever" code in order to get better at coding, despite the fact it's ty
by saeranv 5y ago
Exactly. I've never interpreted that quote other than encouragement to continue writing "clever" code in order to get better at coding, despite the fact it's typically used to suggest the opposite.
- inopinatus 5y agoAs the party guilty of trotting that quote forth, I have to say I couldn't agree more. Nevertheless, the time lag to improving enough to debug your own very clever code may for some be recalled as a period of floundering dismay, self-doubt, and potentially crippling imposter syndrome. At these times it is important to be willing to ask for help. Corollary: at any given time, write code that is only slightly beyond your ability to debug, so that the competence delta is small.