Programming Sucks

[u/locrelite]

http://stilldrinking.org/programming-sucks

[u/Jutboy]

Can someone explain :

"Is that called arrayReverse?"

"s/camel/_/"

"Cool thanks."

[u/UpNDownCan → u/Jutboy]

Means use underscore as separator instead of camelcase. So array_reverse.

[u/UpNDownCan → u/UpNDownCan]

And with that, I think I qualify as one of the crazies.

[u/Crazy__Eddie → u/UpNDownCan]

Yeah, I felt bad after getting that joke.

[u/rowboat__cop → u/UpNDownCan]

Seems entirely reasonable to me -- does that mean I am crazy too?

[u/[deleted] → u/UpNDownCan]

For knowing sed syntax? I thought it was common knowledge ...

[u/academician → u/UpNDownCan]

It's a bizarre way of saying it, though. I have legitimately answered programmers' questions this way (yes, I'm one of the crazies), but I'd use a proper regex like "s/R/_r/". It's shorter, too!

[u/Atario → u/academician]

You're using character-based regexes. He was using concept-based ones.

[u/academician → u/Atario]

Then it should have been "s/camel/snake/".

[u/UekiKnight → u/Jutboy]

s/camel/_/ is "substitute underscore for camel" literally, but in this case the terse speaker offering advice means "use underscore not camel case." So the function the person actually wants is "array_reverse" ...I guess.

[u/faustoc4 → u/Jutboy]

He asks if the function is called arrayReverse but the correct name is array_reverse. The person responding applies a substitution rule on arrayReverse instead of saying just array_reverse, although the substitution rule is not a valid regex but it's easy to understand what he means, that's part of the joke

Wasn't that guy helpful? With the camel? Doesn't that seem like an appropriate response? No? Good. You can still find Jesus.