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Meta Comment: I much prefer this informative post (with a clear title and plenty of examples and explanations) to the uncommented "Falsehoods programmers belie
by FabHK 5y ago
Meta Comment:
I much prefer this informative post (with a clear title and plenty of examples and explanations) to the uncommented "Falsehoods programmers believe about ..." listicles.
- MereInterest 5y agoAbsolutely. Stating that an assumption is false with no further information doesn't help me update my mental model of the world. Giving an example of how an assumption is incorrect shows the type of errors that can occur, when they can occur, and lets the reader figure out a better way to work around the false assumption.