loneboat

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1. 31.▲
   by loneboat 3y ago

   Even at runtime I don't trust the results worth much. A large part of the act of programming is identifying and handling corner-cases. You never manage to handle EVERY corner case, and the missed ones result in frustrating debugging s
2. 32.▲
   by loneboat 3y ago

   You're not technically wrong, but that's like complaining about the bad gas mileage a semi truck gets when driving it to Starbucks for a coffee. Yes, the gas mileage would be better with your Prius. But no, that's not the re
3. 33.▲
   by loneboat 3y ago

   My initial reaction to your comment was a smug "Hah! I know what CompuServe was!" followed by the realization that I'v been over 40 for a couple of years now.
4. 34.▲
   by loneboat 3y ago

   Heh, author gave a perfectly reasonable example of where use might be shared, and immediately asked "Is this a thing?". Like, yes. It is. You literally JUST gave me an example of it. Also this, shortly after: > Are shared compu