Re:Applying the Linus Torvalds “Good Taste” Coding Requirement
by sidlls on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @05:28PM
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I agree with you, about this specific example and in general.
When I look back on my career, often when I've said something is "clever for its own sake" was only clever because of a lack of understanding on my part, and rarely for its own sake, outside of toys and obscurity competition where such cleverness is the point.
When I look back on my career, often when I've said something is "clever for its own sake" was only clever because of a lack of understanding on my part, and rarely for its own sake, outside of toys and obscurity competition where such cleverness is the point.