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Re:Use Long Options in Scripts by 9dev on Saturday March 22, 2025 @04:25AM (#43444347)
How does it work for you in practice? Nobody can contribute to the code base until they have grown into grumpy greybeards, after years of feeling stupid and inadequate? So they can finally write code that is complicated and can only understood by other experts, because code is complicated and supposed to be used by experts only?

I’m so glad I don’t have someone like you on my team.

Re:Use Long Options in Scripts by userbinator on Saturday March 22, 2025 @05:44AM (#43444583)
Everyone learns as they go, including me. I actually make use of the thing inside my head, which I'm being paid to use. There's nothing "complicated" about a bit of memorisation.

Imagine a pilot, plumber, or electrician not wanting to learn the language of the trade. No other profession I know of is as self-destructive to intelligence as the software industry.

I’m so glad I don’t have someone like you on my team.

I don't want lazy brainless losers either, because that's what you're advocating for.

Re:Use Long Options in Scripts by 9dev on Saturday March 22, 2025 @07:35AM (#43445057)
Nobody here was advocating against learning and memorising, but for writing code that is as self-evident and unambiguous as possible.

Talk to any electrician which kinds of diagrams they prefer; those were a fellow was clever, trying to compress stuff as much as possible, or those that are clearly readable and easy to understand. Pilots carry heaps of documentation with them on the plane, walk through checklists instead of trying to memorise what to do. Your argument doesn’t hold up the slightest scrutiny.

I’m advocating for a culture of helping people hone their skills by learning from others instead of being turned off by their arrogance. That’s a very different thing from encouraging them to avoid thinking.