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by InitialLastName 2436 days ago
You have the metaphor wrong. You're the software engineer. Your toolset is the angry (or not) construction worker. Build a toolset that yells at you when you want to do something stupid/dangerous.
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Accujack 2435 days ago
Interestingly, the mindset of the people who develop software toolsets (and operating systems like Unix) is exactly the opposite.
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OneWingedShark 2435 days ago
> Build a toolset that yells at you when you want to do something stupid/dangerous.

Why do you think I'm a fan of Ada? (And looking to get into VHDL, too.)

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lallysingh 2435 days ago
.. a type checker?
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