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I can write an editor using tools others have built, too: apt install emacs Or should we, perhaps, consider “from the ground up” and “from scratch” to mean
by teddyh 4y ago
I can write an editor using tools others have built, too:
apt install emacs
Or should we, perhaps, consider “from the ground up” and “from scratch” to mean something?
- oblio 4y agoYour argument is reductio ad absurdum.
- teddyh 4y agoMy argument is that words have meaning.
- oblio 4y agoAnd my argument is that meanings are fluid and "from scratch" is something a reasonable programmer should understand in this context. For example, for me someone writing a new editor not using advanced components such as existing programming editor components counts as "from scratch". They don't need to use magnetic needles to shift individual bits on HDDs.