April 05, 2022 Re: GitHub Copilot is starting to produce D code that can almost pass code review | ||||
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Posted in reply to Max Samukha | On 4/5/2022 5:46 AM, Max Samukha wrote:
> It works the other way, too. Many engineers are obsessed with simplicity. They go to great lengths to come up with the simplest solution where a complex one would suffice.))
Anybody can come up with a a complex solution. A simple one takes genius.
You know it's genius when others say: "phui, anyone could have done that!"
Except that nobody did.
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April 05, 2022 Re: GitHub Copilot is starting to produce D code that can almost pass code review | ||||
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Posted in reply to Walter Bright | On Tue, Apr 05, 2022 at 01:09:56PM -0700, Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d wrote: > On 4/5/2022 5:46 AM, Max Samukha wrote: > > It works the other way, too. Many engineers are obsessed with simplicity. They go to great lengths to come up with the simplest solution where a complex one would suffice.)) > > Anybody can come up with a a complex solution. A simple one takes genius. > > You know it's genius when others say: "phui, anyone could have done that!" > > Except that nobody did. +100. As the old saying goes, you can always add another level of abstraction (when faced with some programming problem). It takes genius to *reduce* the level of abstraction *and* solve the problem at the same time. T -- Those who don't understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. |
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