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"X considered harmful" should be a meme at this point. It is basically an opinion piece in someone's personal blog. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a "too m

"X considered harmful" should be a meme at this point. It is basically an opinion piece in someone's personal blog. I wouldn't be surprised if there is a "too much compiler output considered harmful" counter argument in a blog someplace.

wffurr 5y ago
It obviously is a "meme" as in a bit of knowledge that gets passed around and mutates and spreads. Do you mean something else by that? Perhaps you mean we should disregard titles like that? I think it's a fine title for a polemic. You can interpret and grant as much weight as you like based on the presented arguments and the author's bona fides. Just like any other essay.
- yakubin 5y ago
  It's boring. Every week there is a post with a title of this form. It's as if mindless bots were writing the titles, not creative humans.
  - yakubin 5y ago
    Addendum: just today there are two of those on the front page: [1]: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28746549 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28746549> [2]: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28745949 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28745949>
jerf 5y ago
It is a meme: https://meyerweb.com/eric/comment/chech.html https://meyerweb.com/eric/comment/chech.html That doesn't have a date on the page but there's an HN link back at least to 2015 and I think it's older than that.
- bayindirh 5y ago
  It all started in 1968. From the page: Edsger W. Dijkstra’s note in the March 1968 Communications of the ACM, “Go To Statement Considered Harmful,”
bayindirh 5y ago
I think it's used a lot since it triggers a ton of heated engagement in a very short time. I personally tend to not read these pieces anymore. I'm over my "I have strong opinions, and that's my style. Get used to it" style of writing quota for quite some time.
- zxcvbn4038 5y ago
  I think you have captured it perfectly.
st_goliath 5y ago
"X considered harmful" "Everything you always wanted to know about X, but were afraid to ask" "How I learnt to stop worrying and love X" For me personally, at this point, I have seen so many articles and conference talks with one of those titles, it's starting to genuinely annoy me. Thankfully, the 2016 trend of "make X great again" didn't last that long.
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wffurr 5y ago

It obviously is a "meme" as in a bit of knowledge that gets passed around and mutates and spreads. Do you mean something else by that? Perhaps you mean we should disregard titles like that? I think it's a fine title for a polemic. You can interpret and grant as much weight as you like based on the presented arguments and the author's bona fides. Just like any other essay.

yakubin 5y ago
It's boring. Every week there is a post with a title of this form. It's as if mindless bots were writing the titles, not creative humans.
- yakubin 5y ago
  Addendum: just today there are two of those on the front page: [1]: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28746549 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28746549> [2]: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28745949 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28745949>

jerf 5y ago

It is a meme: https://meyerweb.com/eric/comment/chech.html https://meyerweb.com/eric/comment/chech.html That doesn't have a date on the page but there's an HN link back at least to 2015 and I think it's older than that.

bayindirh 5y ago
It all started in 1968. From the page: Edsger W. Dijkstra’s note in the March 1968 Communications of the ACM, “Go To Statement Considered Harmful,”

bayindirh 5y ago

I think it's used a lot since it triggers a ton of heated engagement in a very short time. I personally tend to not read these pieces anymore. I'm over my "I have strong opinions, and that's my style. Get used to it" style of writing quota for quite some time.

zxcvbn4038 5y ago
I think you have captured it perfectly.

st_goliath 5y ago

"X considered harmful" "Everything you always wanted to know about X, but were afraid to ask" "How I learnt to stop worrying and love X" For me personally, at this point, I have seen so many articles and conference talks with one of those titles, it's starting to genuinely annoy me. Thankfully, the 2016 trend of "make X great again" didn't last that long.

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