Re:21 Nested Callbacks
by mistermann on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @08:54AM
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Personally I interpreted it without any ill intent, more in the sense that no programmer would do it this way because programmers are lazy, they'd recognize "there's got to be a better way".
Confirms my suspicion that code is the most direct extension of biological evolution we've seen thus far.
> I kind of want to punch the guy who said "no programmer would do this" in the nose.
From my reading, it appeared as a complement as in "no beginner programmer would actually go through the pains of finishing it, and finishing it on your own is a feat."
You wanted to do a thing. You made the computer do that thing. Programmer.
It's not about proving you're the smartest person before you even touch a keyboard. It's about being persistent, doing experiments, and always learning.
And I expect that your friend has forgotten the sort of things he did when he started.