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Can we maybe agree that the real question is not if/when do people need to learn toolchains they use, but why do we need this knowledge in the first place? Bas
by watermelon0 5y ago
Can we maybe agree that the real question is not if/when do people need to learn toolchains they use, but why do we need this knowledge in the first place?
Basically, regardless of whether you are a student or have been using $toolchain for the past 10 years, troubleshooting of (or even just the need to understand) it gets in the way of doing the actual work.
We should strive to have better tools, that just work, without the need to debug cryptic errors.
- NoraCodes 5y agoI agree completely here. I refrained from recommending them in this article because it would have made it even more controversial, but both Elm and Rust have made _incredible_ strides on this front.
- cerved 5y agoGiven how much time and effort is spent on developing tool chains, I'm a afraid one that "just works" is a pipe dream.