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I wouldn’t say programmers are taught to nitpick, so much as look for non-obvious problems. The nitpicking comes as a side effect. Maybe it is cargo-culting.

• bee_rider 2y ago
  (This is a meta-nitpicking joke).
  • pryelluw 2y ago
    You ruined it by pointing it out :-D We need to have people continue the meme by missing the point of nitpicking nitpicked arguments. That’s a special thing here in HN.