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I guess it's also because of the technical elegance of using closurees for page actions. It's hard to admit that a technique that feels elegant and expressive f
by wlievens 13y ago
I guess it's also because of the technical elegance of using closurees for page actions. It's hard to admit that a technique that feels elegant and expressive fundamentally doesn't scale.
- CamperBob2 13y agoThat's part of being a mature developer. We've all stood stubbornly by a piece of inappropriate code that we want to use because it's so clean and elegant, but most of us have gotten past that stage of ego development by the second or third year of school or professional life. It goes without saying that Paul Graham has long since transcended that level. So, the only answer that fits all of the parameters is that he's trolling us.
- wlievens 13y agoOr that it's not his priority - that's the stated reason.
- CamperBob2 13y agoNot buying it. Priority or not, who leaves a forehead-slapper like that in their code for several years?