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Re:Test-driven development: A great idea hiding behind a ter... by Insanity on Sunday September 15, 2019 @06:37AM (#20976564)
The experience of a beginner with a certain tool is quite important. E.g, if Linux is not user friendly to newbies something could be done about that.

But some tools require expertise and a beginner might not get the entire picture yet. E.g, if someone with 1 year of physics experience claims Quantum Mechanics to be dumb, is that a valid opinion?

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Re:Test-driven development: A great idea hiding behind a ter... by okl on Sunday September 15, 2019 @06:43AM (#20976600)
It might be. Your point is that it's not worth your time to consider that someone's opinion.
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Re:Test-driven development: A great idea hiding behind a ter... by tjpnz on Sunday September 15, 2019 @06:54AM (#20976644)
I'm not going to take any opinion seriously with a headline like that.
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Re:Test-driven development: A great idea hiding behind a ter... by djrobstep on Sunday September 15, 2019 @07:36AM (#20976777)
This isn't some conceptually difficult thing like quantum mechanics, it's something designed to make software easier to build.

If it doesn't in fact do that for this person it's totally valid to mention that.

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Re:Test-driven development: A great idea hiding behind a ter... by Insanity on Sunday September 15, 2019 @09:20AM (#20977079)
It's valid to have an opinion on something, another thing is having a well-founded opinion. I love vim and my opinion is that it's better than Emacs.

But I used VIM for a decade and Emacs for 6 months.

Is anyone going to take my opinion on Emacs seriously, knowing that these tools take time to master?

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Re:Test-driven development: A great idea hiding behind a ter... by blunte on Sunday September 15, 2019 @11:17AM (#20977578)
> Is anyone going to take my opinion on Emacs seriously, knowing that these tools take time to master?

Maybe not, but you're welcome to publish an essay on what you think.

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Re:Test-driven development: A great idea hiding behind a ter... by Insanity on Sunday September 15, 2019 @01:04PM (#20978199)
True, and everyone is welcome to voice their opinion. I'd encourage that, but it still doesn't make it 'valid' for a larger audience. :)
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