ChubakPDP11+TakeWithGrainOfSalt@programming.dev to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 11 months agoCan someone explain why authors do this?programming.devimagemessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1448arrow-down112
arrow-up1436arrow-down1imageCan someone explain why authors do this?programming.devChubakPDP11+TakeWithGrainOfSalt@programming.dev to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 11 months agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squareSILLY BEAN@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agookay, writing and computer science have a common problem: names are hard
minus-squarevrek@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoThere are two hard challenges in computer science cache invalidation and naming things
minus-squarelhamil64@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoAnd a second problem, off-by-one errors
okay, writing and computer science have a common problem: names are hard
There are two hard challenges in computer science cache invalidation and naming things
And a second problem, off-by-one errors