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by alfiedotwtf
1693 days ago
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I think you're taking my comment too personally. I'm not attacking what you're saying. I completely understand where you're coming from, and that's from a Perl developer of 13 years. But what I'm trying to say is that this isn't about quantity shipped or how many users you have made happy - what I'm trying to convey is a measure of programming artistry and helping you see and maybe appreciate it. Maybe a better analogy - I understand you like Rock music and that it's the only thing you play in your car, you grew up with it and it's all your friends ever talk about... but maybe if you looked at Jazz, you may be able to enjoy it as well. ... sorry if it came out as condescending, that wasn't my intention. |
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I also have problems with “purism,” when it comes to tools and techniques. Purism, by definition, eschews orthogonal viewpoints, and I feel that’s quite destructive. I also feel that it is anti-intellectual. One thing I’ve learned, over the years, is that I was definitely right, yesterday, but I’m definitely wrong, today. Happens regularly, and that can get tiresome (but it’s unavoidable -part of the price I pay, for a career in tech).
I really like the ideas behind FP. It’s just that it is not a practical tool, for me to use in anything close to pure form, in the drive towards realizing my goals. I do not have the luxury of purism. I’ve always had to play in someone else’s sandbox, and by their rules. Believe it or not, that can be quite exhilarating.
A house framer uses drills, saws, and nailguns. They can’t make these tools, but they use them, to do what the people that designed those tools, cannot do.