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It's basically a variation of Chesterton's fence[1]. There's a lot of hubris in thinking one could write a piece of code better than someone else if one has nev
by brigandish 4y ago
It's basically a variation of Chesterton's fence[1]. There's a lot of hubris in thinking one could write a piece of code better than someone else if one has never attempted to write that piece of code, especially when never even having done anything like it at all.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesterton%27s_fence#Chesterton's_fence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesterton%27s_fence#Chesterto...
- _0ffh 4y agoYeah, like to do the job properly you need someone who's done the same job before. Become that someone by exploratorily building the thing you want to build before you seriously build it.