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That's the inherent tension, though, isn't it? A programmer wants the compiler to accept code that looks like a stupid mistake when he knows it's not. But he
by 90s_dev 1y ago
That's the inherent tension, though, isn't it?
A programmer wants the compiler to accept code that looks like a stupid mistake when he knows it's not.
But he also wants to have the compiler make sure he isn't making stupid mistakes by accident.
How can it do both? They're at odds.
- wiseowise 1y ago> How can it do both? They're at odds. By doing what’s right. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_astonishment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_astonishmen...