Re:Experts vs. Imitators
by TeMPOraL on Sunday June 16, 2024 @04:54PM
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"Python is like your kid's room - clean and dirty clothes mixed up in the wardrobe and in random piles and boxes on the floor. Every now and then you come, take the dirty laundry away, and put the rest in some order - in programmer terms, you're acting as 'garbage collector'."
"Rust is like the room of Steve, you know, the one with OCD. Separate drawers for underwear, separate for socks, all subdivided by days of the week. And nothing, nothing is. ever. out. of. order. Sounds like a lot of work up front, but you know what Steve never is? Late. Or in dirty or mixed up outfit. Or unsure whether something is lost or who was it lent to."
"Now, some programming is more like writing experimental music; other is more like double-entry bookkeeping for a company. The flexibility Python gives you is great for the former, but you'd likely prefer something more strict for the latter."
"Rust is like the room of Steve, you know, the one with OCD. Separate drawers for underwear, separate for socks, all subdivided by days of the week. And nothing, nothing is. ever. out. of. order. Sounds like a lot of work up front, but you know what Steve never is? Late. Or in dirty or mixed up outfit. Or unsure whether something is lost or who was it lent to."
"Now, some programming is more like writing experimental music; other is more like double-entry bookkeeping for a company. The flexibility Python gives you is great for the former, but you'd likely prefer something more strict for the latter."