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You sure you knew the same guy? My working memory is crap, and, presumably, getting worse. ;) I find that functional programming really cuts down on the amount
by joeyh 14y ago
You sure you knew the same guy? My working memory is crap, and, presumably, getting worse. ;)
I find that functional programming really cuts down on the amount of mental state I need to maintain. So while I'll have some API docs and another module or two open for reference, I don't need to worry about what that variable gets set to two pages above.
Maybe avoiding that kind of unnecessary detail makes one's unconscious better able to work on the program too. Still learning about this: http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/on_not_coding_late/ http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/on_not_coding_late/
- cdibona 14y agoI'm pretty sure he knew you, I remember when we worked at the same company, we held you in similar high regard :-)
- pwang 14y agoYes Joey, though I'm not sure if you still remember me - We co-founded CSLUG back in 1995. :-) I was a lowly freshman happy to get to geek out on Linux with CS folks. (Not many Physics people were really into it then.)
- joeyh 14y agoAh, see, I can remeber your full name, Peter .. just had trouble getting there from the HN username. :) As I recall, you were the secretary of CSLUG.. Indeed, querying my external memory for your posts, I find meeting minutes you posted that bring back memories. Nice :) Nice to hear from you!