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It isn't "falsehoods all programmers believe..." it's "falsehoods that [some|lots|many|inexperienced] programmers believe..." Unless you work all day on time-r
by edent 4y ago
It isn't "falsehoods all programmers believe..." it's "falsehoods that [some|lots|many|inexperienced] programmers believe..."
Unless you work all day on time-related software, you'll probably never encounter most of these quirks.
Humans don't write in BNF. We expect, rightly or wrongly, for other humans to use Postel's law to interpret what we mean.
- jstanley 4y agoBut the point is that programmers are less likely to believe these things than ordinary people are.
- xboxnolifes 4y agoBy putting the intended audience in the title, you grab their attention more.
- yreg 4y agoIt's clickbait. Computerphile managed a much better title[1]: The Problem with Time & Timezones A "(for programmers)" could be appended if needed. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5wpm-gesOY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5wpm-gesOY
- xboxnolifes 4y agoIts not click bait, the contents are what the title claim to be.
- edflsafoiewq 4y agoThe point is these are falsehoods whose belief can affect a programmer's work when they get embedded into the systems they create. The point is to correct yourself, not tu quoque your brother.
- anthony_d 4y agoBut they’re more likely to be impacted.