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Some other points from the linked-to article that back up that the criticism here is a bit ridiculous: 1) This was in 1986. That's about 4 lifetimes ago in co
by powera 14y ago
Some other points from the linked-to article that back up that the criticism here is a bit ridiculous:
1) This was in 1986. That's about 4 lifetimes ago in computer programming.
2) This was an article specifically to demonstrate literate programming. It wasn't supposed to be "the most efficient way" possible. It's approximately the same argument as "why should I write a program to sort data in an interview; I'm not going to get paid to write sorting functions".
- zacharyvoase 14y ago1) I'd like to see you say the same about differential calculus, which actually was several lifetimes ago. 2) I have made the same argument, in interviews, many times. It's a good argument to make.