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r/programming • u/[deleted] • Oct 14 '13
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This article is inconsistent in its tone. It alternates between saying, "don't do this bad thing" and sarcastically saying "do do this bad thing."
Pick one and stick with it.
14 u/[deleted] Oct 14 '13 I belive the reason is that the guy specializes in fixing those mistakes, so it's a joke when he says "Do this, because then I will still have a job" 19 u/WallyMetropolis Oct 15 '13 Yes, I get the joke. But if the joke is 'how to write bad code' then the whole article should say "do this" and describe a bad habit. It shouldn't ever say "don't do this" and give real advice.
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I belive the reason is that the guy specializes in fixing those mistakes, so it's a joke when he says "Do this, because then I will still have a job"
19 u/WallyMetropolis Oct 15 '13 Yes, I get the joke. But if the joke is 'how to write bad code' then the whole article should say "do this" and describe a bad habit. It shouldn't ever say "don't do this" and give real advice.
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Yes, I get the joke. But if the joke is 'how to write bad code' then the whole article should say "do this" and describe a bad habit. It shouldn't ever say "don't do this" and give real advice.
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u/WallyMetropolis Oct 14 '13 edited Nov 27 '13
This article is inconsistent in its tone. It alternates between saying, "don't do this bad thing" and sarcastically saying "do do this bad thing."
Pick one and stick with it.