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I think I'm a good programmer, then I go do something that is way more complicated and messy than what is required, and I don't figure that out until 4 years later, when it's obvious.

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@Jonathan_Blow In my experience “what is required” often requires an omnipotent oracle, and even then is transient.

@Jonathan_Blow In my experience “what is required” often requires an omnipotent oracle, and even then is transient.

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description@Jonathan_Blow In my experience “what is required” often requires an omnipotent oracle, and even then is transient.

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  • URL: https://x.com/bran_donk/status/1407140383704838146
  • Author: Brandon Kerr (@bran_donk)
  • Posted: 2021-06-22 00:56:25

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In my experience “what is required” often requires an omnipotent oracle, and even then is transient. And that’s assuming “what is required” is even consistent in the first place. That being said, I have also made many objectively silly mistakes.

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