natec425

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by natec425 10y ago
> obvious intuition I don't mean to throw it out, but I try to be skeptical of obvious intuition. I just feel like people were saying "the Earth is obviously flat" (and plenty of other examples). Which from a practical poi
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by natec425 10y ago
Do you have any measurable (preferably peer-reviewed) evidence that suggests imperative programming is inherently easier? That sounds like a challenging claim to make.
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by natec425 10y ago
I do think Python is an acceptable language for beginners, but I wouldn't say it has little magic. It may feel intuitive at times, but Python's magic methods can be somewhat disorienting for students. This usually hits when studen
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by natec425 10y ago
> For example, Elm, a language largely inspired by Haskell, doesn't have partial functions. I may be wrong, but I don't think this is technically true. I don't think Elm has only total functions, but it does avoid a lot of
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by natec425 10y ago
I don't think they are saying external factors don't/can't affect happiness. I think they are saying that manipulating external factors is an inferior strategy for improving happiness.
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by natec425 10y ago
I don't know if i could offer a "path", but here are a few ideas to try out: 1. Start using hypothesis or jsverify. 2. Play around with Elm. 3. Participate in a community that highly values types. ## Properties vs Types Just
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by natec425 10y ago
Ah. Thank you for the links. Also, thanks for hypothesis.
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by natec425 10y ago
That does happen, but I think the issue is more with education around using types. A lot of people nowadays spend a few years in python/js/java/etc before they have the chance to spend time in a community that really embraces
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by natec425 10y ago
> This sounds like C# as written by people that don't really know or like C#. If you're stuffing everything into strings or a dynamic, you missed the point of the type system in a very serious way. I agree, but I think it is th
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by natec425 10y ago
I've started to feel the same way. I feel like a lot of developers would be better off in a dynamically-typed language because it is such common practice to completely subvert the type system and there are such strong resources availab
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by natec425 10y ago
I disagree with one of your three conditions; I don't think all team members need to be of similar skill. Particularly, I think agile practices can be very good for knowledge sharing between senior and junior developers. As for trust a