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> The real mark of a non-trivial program is that it doesn't work on the first try. not true.
by ursamin 2y ago
> The real mark of a non-trivial program is that it doesn't work on the first try.
not true.
- K0balt 2y agoNot -necessarily- true. I don’t typically expect my c to compile on the first try at 100 plus lines. Some languages do seem to be either so forgiving that they”work” without complaint or so structured that they guide you away from errors but are less expressive feeling.
- ursamin 2y agofine, but gp did not equivocate.