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To be fair, the author (who I believe is a teenager) has included a bolded disclaimer at the top that says as much and acknowledges the likelihood of mistakes.
by andars 11y ago
To be fair, the author (who I believe is a teenager) has included a bolded disclaimer at the top that says as much and acknowledges the likelihood of mistakes.
- DougMerritt 11y agoIs it somehow unfair for the OP to point out such mistakes? Incorrect is incorrect. There are many ways to implement interpreters besides VMs, including "threaded" interpreters and tree-walking evaluators. I don't fault anyone for not knowing something, but that calls for asking questions, not making incorrect assertions.
- andars 11y agoNo, it is completely fair to point out mistakes. I believe the OP's comment is valuable and was mainly responding to the final sentence of that comment. Sorry for poor wording and any confusion.
- rpcope1 11y agoDon't get me wrong, I highly encourage learning activities like this; what bugs me a lot is that it's sold as a "how-to" instead of "I am tracking progress of what I'm experimenting with." It's a rather fine line to ride, sure, but as I'm sure you see everywhere in software, someone who may not know any better may come along, and repeat the blogger's mistakes without ever knowing better. I think you have to set the bar high if you're going to make a "how-to" to really ensure best practices are there, because you honestly don't know how or where what you've written will get used.