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There are only two hard problems in computer programming: 1. Naming things 2. Cache invalidation 3. off-by-one errors

• sprayk 5mo ago
  there are actually 10 problems: naming things, cache invalidation, base conversions, off by one errors, and cache invalidation
  • QuaternionsBhop 5mo ago
    Base conversions are easy, but which off by one is it? base 4 or base 6?
    • sprayk 5mo ago
      10 base 2 is 2 base 10. i gave four unique hard problems. and now typing this out i see that I was off by 1 (or two)
      • rzzzt 5mo ago
        Off-by-two is a subset of all possible off-by-one errors.
        • m3047 5mo ago
          All off-by-one errors can be reproduced by producing an off-by-one error of some other off-by-one error.
• deathanatos 5mo ago
  Length 3 lists always feel better, and my favorite formulation of this is, There are only three hard problems in computer science: 1. Naming things 2. Cache invalidation 3. Off-by4. Multi-threading -one errors.
  • llbbdd 5mo ago
    My favorite version of this but is like "An engineer has one problem he decides to solve with multi-threading. Now problems. has two he"