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I think you're going a little bit far, but I tend to agree. My reasoning for this is, to look back on experts from the past. Unless it's a hard scientific fact

I think you're going a little bit far, but I tend to agree. My reasoning for this is, to look back on experts from the past. Unless it's a hard scientific fact, a law of physics, most things are really just opinions that people tend to agree with. Remember Leaded gasoline? How about DDT or Asbestos? How about Freud? Of the thing the bible likes to talk about, slavery. Even in the 25 years, I've been in programming, it seems like all "Proper Way To Do It" have all aged about as well as milk on a hot day. The only thing I follow is keeping stuff simple.

Solvency 3y ago
Opinions people tend to agree with us too charitable and simple. It's called corporate propaganda. It's all around us.
manmal 3y ago
> The only thing I follow is keeping stuff simple. Some other things I’ve kept around: - Complex systems must develop out of a simple system (there’s a clever quote I can’t find right now) - also known as “make it work, then make it better” - Bugs shall become test cases - Bug reproducibility should be maximized (crash tracking / good logs, sacrifice performance if necessary) - Fail fast - Composition over inheritance (arguably a subjective one, but I’ve never regretted doing it)
- aloisdg 3y ago
  Seen it on c2 wiki: Make It Work Make It Right Make It Fast https://wiki.c2.com/?MakeItWorkMakeItRightMakeItFast https://wiki.c2.com/?MakeItWorkMakeItRightMakeItFast
- thefourthchime 3y ago
  Couldn't agree more!
mattkrause 3y ago
I wouldn't say that any of those are bullshit per se. Leaded gasoline reduced knocking/increased compression in contemporary engines, asbestos is a top-notch insulator, and DDT did kill a lot of bugs. Each just has really unfortunate side-effects, most of which were known at the time--if not appreciated widely enough.
- thefourthchime 3y ago
  I guess I expanded bullshit to, whatever people are saying and agree with isn't going to he right later.

Solvency 3y ago

Opinions people tend to agree with us too charitable and simple. It's called corporate propaganda. It's all around us.

manmal 3y ago

> The only thing I follow is keeping stuff simple. Some other things I’ve kept around: - Complex systems must develop out of a simple system (there’s a clever quote I can’t find right now) - also known as “make it work, then make it better” - Bugs shall become test cases - Bug reproducibility should be maximized (crash tracking / good logs, sacrifice performance if necessary) - Fail fast - Composition over inheritance (arguably a subjective one, but I’ve never regretted doing it)

aloisdg 3y ago
Seen it on c2 wiki: Make It Work Make It Right Make It Fast https://wiki.c2.com/?MakeItWorkMakeItRightMakeItFast https://wiki.c2.com/?MakeItWorkMakeItRightMakeItFast
thefourthchime 3y ago
Couldn't agree more!

mattkrause 3y ago

I wouldn't say that any of those are bullshit per se. Leaded gasoline reduced knocking/increased compression in contemporary engines, asbestos is a top-notch insulator, and DDT did kill a lot of bugs. Each just has really unfortunate side-effects, most of which were known at the time--if not appreciated widely enough.

thefourthchime 3y ago
I guess I expanded bullshit to, whatever people are saying and agree with isn't going to he right later.