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This. And whimsical error pages, documentation, etc, are just showing the lack of writing skills behind. Google is full of those, and most of the time the allus
by gbog 13y ago
This. And whimsical error pages, documentation, etc, are just showing the lack of writing skills behind. Google is full of those, and most of the time the allusion cannot be understood by those who are not sharing the same culture. That's utterly annoying. Did SICP writers feel the need to embellish their prose with eye winks?
- speednoise 13y agoDid SICP writers feel the need to embellish their prose with eye winks? Yes? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure_and_Interpretation_of_Computer_Programs#Characters http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure_and_Interpretation_of...
- gbog 13y agoWell, maybe my understanding of "whimsical" is wrong but it do not feel the same way to me. "Alyssa P. Hacker" is a poor pun that do not try to look clever.