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I have found that writing high quality bash scripts correlates with general competence. All of the issues mentioned can be mitigated once you actually take the
by voakbasda 5y ago
I have found that writing high quality bash scripts correlates with general competence. All of the issues mentioned can be mitigated once you actually take the time to learn how to use your tools. Instead, I read this as excuses for not learning how to code well, instead expecting the tools and languages to do the job that the developer should be doing.
- digisign 5y agoFamous last words. Allowing the possibility of errors in growing, complicated systems built by meat-bags is just short of guaranteeing them.
- qchris 5y agoThis sounds sort of like a combination of Murphy's Law and the somewhat lesser-known Gall's Law[1]. [1] https://personalmba.com/galls-law/ https://personalmba.com/galls-law/
- voakbasda 5y agoAre you trying to imply that this is a way to grow a bug-free complicated system in another language? In truth, incompetence transcends language. Developers are going to write bugs until they learn how to avoid them. In my experience, such competence is largely independent of the language or tools.
- digisign 5y agoSorry, this Slashdot '97 attitude is obsolete, the world has moved on. It's about safer, more robust languages now, supplemented by tests and tools, and getting a good night's sleep. Prevention is simply a lot cheaper and more comfortable than eternal vigilance.