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Any time I see a Microsoft link with a cheeky title, I assume it’s a great Raymond Chen deep dive. Haven’t been wrong yet!
by el_benhameen 3y ago
Any time I see a Microsoft link with a cheeky title, I assume it’s a great Raymond Chen deep dive. Haven’t been wrong yet!
- s-video 3y agoHah, I had the same experience. Saw microsoft.com and thought "it's gonna be a Raymond, I can feel it"
- _hao 3y agoAs an aside every time I come across a Raymond Chen article I remember this post from Joel Spolsky - https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2005/05/11/making-wrong-code-look-wrong/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2005/05/11/making-wrong-code-... I remember very distinctly this quote about him: > The only person in the world who leapt to my defense was, of course, Raymond Chen, who is, by the way, the best programmer in the world, so that has to say something, right? So in my mind I've made the connection that Raymond Chen = best programmer in the world since then haha.
- saagarjha 3y agoThis is an interesting article, because it's a product of its time: modern languages solve a lot of these exact problems. I think this is a resounding success that they have correctly identified a genuine problem that people used to struggle with (safe types, exceptions) and make it standard and correct and ergonomic.
- beckerdo 3y agoIt is a very provocative title. I guessed Raymond Chen as well. Of course he delivers an interesting deep dive behind the title.