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Re:How “It works in my machine” turns to “It works in my con... by ParetoOptimal on Thursday July 27, 2023 @09:14AM (#36892932)
> It's reproducible enough for most purposes most of the time.

The freedom given in ability to limit your thinking space by reproducibility should not be under stated.

Re:How “It works in my machine” turns to “It works in my con... by nerdponx on Thursday July 27, 2023 @06:19PM (#36900912)
Same with static types. Sometimes it really helps to limit yourself, other times it's setting up unnecessary obstacles with no benefit. Sometimes you want Idris 2 or Rust, and sometimes you want Ruby or Clojure.