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ghassenfaidi
2mo ago
From what I learned, a disorder is defined as a condition that significantly impairs a person's daily life. And autism is not always a disorder. That's why "autism spectrum" is considered a better term.
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2mo ago
> ... Because this actually leads to a distorted understanding of programming languages. So it's not always that simple; it's not either "terms don't matter" or "I'll kill you if you misuse it!".
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ghassenfaidi
2mo ago
what do you mean?
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I stopped caring about programming terms
(teadriven.com)
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2mo ago
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2mo ago
The thing is, often it's wrong and could mislead people. especially for beginners who would trust the tool too much. You could easily ask "is HTTP same as REST?" And you may receive a table like this (which many people prefer
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AI will always find a difference
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2mo ago
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I asked a psychiatrist I know about the effects of AI
(teadrivendevelopment.substack.com)
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3mo ago
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3mo ago
I realized many arguments end up not well because we keep focusing on the wrong thing and neglect the question that actually matter: why do you believe in what you believe; asking people to define the terms they use is also helpful and forc
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Do Course Certificates Matter?
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3mo ago
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5mo ago
I also think it has something to do with Windows and growing up around GUIs, for instance, when I was starting out I used to think it's impossible to name a python file "script.mp4", how could that be! even VS code won't
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Beginners don't trust the command line
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5mo ago
Last year I actually took a course called Systematic Program Design which based on the book How to Design Programs, it was an amazing experience and I heard it has some resemblance to SICP. but I plan to read SICP someday.
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5mo ago
The plot twist was that programs are just files too -- what I meant earlier is processes and not programs.
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Everything is just files and programs
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5mo ago
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Obsessed with Terminology
(faidi.tech)
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7mo ago
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