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So they decide to cripple themselves, intentionally restricting their knowledge to avoid being seen as pedantic? I could understand trying to avoid those words
by slapresta 12y ago
So they decide to cripple themselves, intentionally restricting their knowledge to avoid being seen as pedantic? I could understand trying to avoid those words for beginners, but it doesn't seem like the site targets beginners only.
- andor 12y agoHe explains how and why his code works. Adding too much formal terminology would make it seem like there is another layer of theory you need to grasp before you truly understand what's going on. Complicated terminology is elitist to beginners, because it nullifies first successes in understanding functional programming.