Magic is often used to describe confusing code

Re:Magic is often used to describe confusing code by hueving on Friday March 25, 2016 @08:47PM (#11363830)

>Just as with many other tools, they are powerful, and should be used WHEN APPROPRIATE.

You can't work in a vacuum on large projects. To be an effective engineer you have to understand the limitations of your team members. Forgoing map in lieu of a more verbose loop is completely appropriate if you're working with a bunch of junior people that need to maintain and fix bugs in the same codebase.

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Re:Magic is often used to describe confusing code by stickfigure on Saturday March 26, 2016 @03:19AM (#11364770)

I didn't downvote you, but I'm guessing the reason for your downvotes is that in this day and age, even junior programmers should be expected to understand map. It's such a simple concept that anyone who writes code for a living should be reasonably expected to understand it. If you're on a team with a bunch of programmers and nobody understands map, GTFO. It will not end well.

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Re:Magic is often used to describe confusing code by wtetzner on Saturday March 26, 2016 @10:09AM (#11365679)

In fact, map is simpler than a loop.

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