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> Want real stuff? Check out VPRI's work I didn't mean to make it sound like simplicity is not possible. Quite the contrary, I believe it is possible and extr
by haberman 14y ago
> Want real stuff? Check out VPRI's work
I didn't mean to make it sound like simplicity is not possible. Quite the contrary, I believe it is possible and extremely worthwhile, and it's something I have dedicated an enormous amount of time to in my own work.
All I'm saying is that the essay was not worthwhile to me, because it offered no insight that helps us get there.
> It's not much, so they say it's no big deal, and act as if it does not count.
I agree that your version is far superior, and that it is a big deal. If I saw code that constructed a class but the class didn't have any state, it would interrupt my flow while I stopped to figure out wtf is going on.
- loup-vaillant 14y agoI didn't mean to imply that you meant what you didn't mean… That was poor phrasing on my part. Actually I agree with you. Saying that something sucks is worthwhile only when few know it. When everyone does, we ought to take the next step, and propose solutions (or at least analyse the problem more deeply than it has been). I was just saying "there! There! A solution!!".