@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 3 months agoFalsehoods programmers believe about null pointerspurplesyringa.moeexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down19cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-3•3 months agoA claim which is mostly true is false. Programmers should pay attention to details, since that is all computers know.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink14•3 months agoNot everything can be easily boxed into Boolean categories so no, a mostly true claim is not simply false. You are erasing the key context and nuance to make this foolish absolute statement.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•3 months agoDetails like the fact that people can have differing opinions and perspectives, and should not speak in absolutes?
A claim which is mostly true is false. Programmers should pay attention to details, since that is all computers know.
Not everything can be easily boxed into Boolean categories so no, a mostly true claim is not simply false. You are erasing the key context and nuance to make this foolish absolute statement.
Details like the fact that people can have differing opinions and perspectives, and should not speak in absolutes?
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