larsrc

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   by larsrc 6y ago

   "Hi! It looks like you're trying to solve complex social problems with technology. Would you like some help in your futile endeavour?"
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   by larsrc 6y ago

   https://xkcd.com/137/
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   by larsrc 6y ago

   BS. The Bullshitting skill is based on CHA, not INT.
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   by larsrc 6y ago

   Wait - you're asking random strangers to help you create one of the cornerstones of trust on the internet?
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   by larsrc 7y ago

   Frequently. Whenever I run into something that makes little sense to me, I go back and look at the commit messages, the related bugs, the evolution of the code, and who wrote it. It's called software archeology. It's not important
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   by larsrc 7y ago

   The problem with "Read the source, Luke" is that even if the code is well written (and that's a big if), reading the code only tells you _what_ it does, not why, not why it doesn't do it differently, nor what it may or