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by pacaro 2436 days ago
This is exactly where writing docs epitomises Larry Wall's "laziness" virtue.

http://threevirtues.com/
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xsmasher 2436 days ago
I know this is quoting a classic text, but "Hubris" bugs me here; it seems like the virtue being describe here is pride or ego, not hubris.

Hubris implies excessive pride and ambition; pride that is oversized when compared to your ability. It has a negative connotation.

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pacaro 2436 days ago
IIRC the camel book cautions about excesses in each of these "virtues.

I've always been amused by the concept of "excessive hubris"

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bloopernova 2436 days ago
A lot of my "formative years" in IT were spent in several Perl environments, but it's been a while since I heard those 3 virtues so succinctly put. Thank you :)
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pacaro 2436 days ago
Thank whoever put the website up!

The text is pulled verbatim from the camel book[1].

I somehow assume that "everyone" has used or had access to a well thumbed copy of the camel book, but realize that it's a product of place and time

[1] Programming Perl https://g.co/kgs/ZnNHTJ

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