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"There are two types of programmers: new ones who don't know how complicated things are, and experienced ones who have forgotten it" -from an article on HN the
by Eisenstein 3y ago
"There are two types of programmers: new ones who don't know how complicated things are, and experienced ones who have forgotten it" -from an article on HN the other day about setting up python envs.
- execveat 3y agoThere also are programmers who are aware of much more complicated things being done in sister projects, like JVM and JS runtimes in this case.
- xapata 3y agoAn appeal to authority? I suppose it'd be better if you named the article's author or linked to it.
- Eisenstein 3y agoNot appealing to anyone; I thought it was a clever quote. * https://www.bitecode.dev/p/why-not-tell-people-to-simply-use https://www.bitecode.dev/p/why-not-tell-people-to-simply-use EDIT -- Here is the quote: There are usually two kinds of coders giving advises. A fresh one that has no idea how complex things really are, yet. Or an experienced one, that forgot it.
- xapata 3y agoIt's clever, but like (almost) all such things, doesn't always apply.