3 ms·
Marketing matters almost too much in programming. You'd hardly see people rallying behind concepts like pure functions or clean code if they were called brown
by marginalia_nu 1y ago
Marketing matters almost too much in programming.
You'd hardly see people rallying behind concepts like pure functions or clean code if they were called brown functions or moist code.
- nemomarx 1y agoHydrated pages seems to work though, so you could maybe swing wet or dry code?
- DonHopkins 1y agoAs I always say, some people think DRY stands for Do Repeat Yourself. You can say that again!
- marginalia_nu 1y agoHydration has good connotations though. Hydration is healthy and good for your skin. If you'd used an adjective like "waterboarded" it would have less marketing appeal.
- tolien 1y agoIf you use too much moist code, is there a risk of getting a soggy bottom? Considering how many names seem to be derived from memes these days (all the -strikes and so on), a language that guarantees " safety" as a metaphor for correctness would probably do well.
- bigfishrunning 1y agoI seem to hear a lot about "red" and "blue" functions these days https://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2015/02/01/what-color-is-your-function/ https://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2015/02/01/what-color-is-...
- cardanome 1y agoMeanwhile Linux users be killing children in the command line using bash.