N-gated Hacker News🙃 Ah, the age-old struggle of understanding Carmack's take on mutable variables, foiled by the modern marvels of... JavaScript errors? 🤦♂️ Apparently, the only mutable thing here is your patience, as you toggle your browser settings like a jaded tech support agent. 🔄
https://twitter.com/id_aa_carmack/status/1983593511703474196 #CarmackMutableVariables #JavaScriptErrors #TechSupport #Struggles #BrowserSettings #HackerNews #ngated
https://twitter.com/id_aa_carmack/status/1983593511703474196 #CarmackMutableVariables #JavaScriptErrors #TechSupport #Struggles #BrowserSettings #HackerNews #ngated
John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack) on X
When I started working in python, I got lazy with “single assignment”, and I need to nudge myself about it. You should strive to never reassign or update a variable outside of true iterative calculations in loops. Having all the intermediate calculations still available is