Michael W Lucas Mar 6

Experts have long discussions full of caveats that experts mostly agree upon, although we quibble around the edges. We distill them down into pithy statements: "show don't tell," "tools not policy," and so on.

These pithy statements aren't rules.

They are pointers to the great big discussion.

You find a short pithy rule? Find out why. Read the discussion.

Show threadflorian Mar 6

@mwl my guiding principles:

  • It seemed like a good idea at the time.
  • Make shit up as we go along
  • If nobody comes from the future to stop you, how bad can the idea really be?
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@florian @mwl as for the timing of things: we'll burn that bridge when we get there
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