elegantlie

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by elegantlie 2y ago
I never understood this argument for statically typed languages like Java. > You can add validation for all setters, and abstract it as an interface later if needed. Sure, but why not just postpone the introduction of setters until you a
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by elegantlie 2y ago
I wouldn't categorize debuggers as a crutch, for "lazy minds", or anything like that. Everyone should use the tools they feel most productive with. However, at least personally, I've also felt that there was a lot of tru
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by elegantlie 2y ago
I worked in big tech in one of the coastal cities. Most of my coworkers, although great people, were delusional in terms of money. I was getting paid between 200k to 400k during my tenure, and after working there a few years, I was set for
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by elegantlie 2y ago
I think you've struck on the actual reason: Rust programmers don't perceive compile times as slow, and don't really view it as a problem. Thus, nobody works on making them faster. Every language has tradeoffs, and every langu
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by elegantlie 3y ago
> What is stopping the LLM from fooling me in every field that I don't know anything about? What's stopping any source from doing this? In the case of encyclopedias or news websites, I guess you could say reputation. But that&#
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by elegantlie 3y ago
Exactly this, the complexity of a production compiler project is its sheer vastness. Hundreds to thousands of language features need to work together in a performant and correct manner. Plus, the language itself is probably less than 15% of