Re:Making the move from Scala to Go
by pron on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @01:47AM
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> And honestly, sometimes I don't know if code is too "clever" or the reader is just too "dumb".
There are two problems with this argument. First, brilliance in code is not a property of what linguistic abstractions the code makes use of, but the elegance of the algorithm and engineering. I sincerely doubt that no brilliant code had been written prior to the introduction of your favorite linguistic abstractions. Second, even supposing you're right, what difference does that make? If your code's maintainers are dumb, do you think that you could change this reality by making life harder for them, or is it your job to adapt yourself to the reality of the system you're a part of? When creating something for dumb people to use, is it a sign of good craftsmanship to make it harder for them to work with?
There are two problems with this argument. First, brilliance in code is not a property of what linguistic abstractions the code makes use of, but the elegance of the algorithm and engineering. I sincerely doubt that no brilliant code had been written prior to the introduction of your favorite linguistic abstractions. Second, even supposing you're right, what difference does that make? If your code's maintainers are dumb, do you think that you could change this reality by making life harder for them, or is it your job to adapt yourself to the reality of the system you're a part of? When creating something for dumb people to use, is it a sign of good craftsmanship to make it harder for them to work with?