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Whilst they are nonetheless interesting and worth seeing, there really does seem to be an abundance of really small (30-200 SLoC) projects being posted and reac
by tekacs 13y ago
Whilst they are nonetheless interesting and worth seeing, there really does seem to be an abundance of really small (30-200 SLoC) projects being posted and reaching the front page recently. I'm just curious because I'd usually consider these sorts of things ~20 minutes' work (plus potentially a more meaningful amount of time writing the documentation). They stand out to me in this sense amongst all the blog posts and stories which almost invariably will have taken a great deal more time and effort to produce. [1]
Any thoughts? Indeed any prior discussion?
[1]: Not to say that this isn't a nice idea. :)
- jnye131 13y agoYep, I've noticed that sorry to propagate a trend that isn't the best. I think it's because you can do quite a lot in an afternoon with Go especially if your learning, like me.
- tekacs 13y agoOh yes, absolutely. I just wonder when I see these posts if I should post similar small apps that I built along the way to learning some new technology or language and then, so far, decide that it's probably not the most useful. On the other hand, given that I myself often end up using those small learning apps for a few years after I built them (even tiny apps can be useful day-to-day), perhaps that's not a fair assessment.