=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── why don't corporations let you write code in whatever language you want? it's trivial to run a compiler or interpreter inside of another program. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/4296 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── @user-1655 why don't we just weaponize email and send json to each other that ends up parsed, interpreted, and presented on the end-user's computer using whatever client we want? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/1397 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── why don't we teach git in high school? oh yeah, because microsoft word is not plain text. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 messages/1110 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── why don't we build datacenters in valleys and make a bunch of mist? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #4 messages/264 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── Don't write self documenting code! Force people to read the documentation so they know how to use it ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 messages/87 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── Why don't we build cameras with rods and cones? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/4900 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── if you wanna trick systems administrators just put a bunch of sleeps in your code so your computer programs don't use up all the mainframe's resources all at once [statements dreamed up by the practically deranged] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/5360 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── another day goes by when I haven't done any programming... oh well ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/1233 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── low key kinda wish someone would kidnap me and lock me in a room with nothing but a c compiler and strict orders to only work on whatever I want ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/1810 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── some people hear words like "datastructures" and "object-oriented programming" and think they're made up terms that don't mean anything important. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/345 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── If you want to write object oriented C, just make one file per class and use static functions for private methods. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/102 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-5 why not just use a keyboard? 🙃 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/4720 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── @user-882 it's a security hole though yeah... there ya go... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/5663 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── I'm going to write some lua code that doesn't do anything useful and which I don't share with anyone ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #14 messages/488 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── Look at the unique patterns in a programming language, and you will find within them a usecase. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/2622 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── what kind of linux user are you if you don't even like reading terminal output? it's USEFUL and INTERESTING information! WHY ELSE WOULD THE PROGRAMMER OUTPUT IT??? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/6342 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── revolution doesn't have to be about them . ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4751 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── apparently security through obscurity is out, and security through community is in, don't ask me how I know that teehee ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/6319 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── programming makes you smarter which is why we should teach it to everyone we can ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #19 messages/129 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── So you're telling me the speed difference between Python and C is due not to the logic that the programmer uses, but rather the optimization capabilities of the compiler? (An interpreter includes a compiler, it just runs it in a loop rather than a single pass) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/280 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── old school programmers use short variable names because the computer monitors they would code on had a lower resolution, meaning fewer characters per line. why waste pixels being verbose? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ |