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improv amd test (Score:2)
Actually, streching the analogy a little, you could liken improv to making your test suite test for some unlikely/scary test cases no one in their right mind would think of, in which case it might indeed improve it. Or you might think instead that a perfectly logical and rational mind should come up with evry meaningful teat case in which case I guess the analogy breaksdown completely... your pick ;--)
For me though, one of the great joys of having modules on CPAN is having people contact me with questions a
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I don't understand why some people vigorously defend the untenable position that programming is art. There can be artistry involved and it is often a creative practice, but what's wrong with considering programming a craft?
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I don't understand why some people vigorously defend the untenable position that programming is art. There can be artistry involved and it is often a creative practice, but what's wrong with considering programming a craft?
I think art is more like a craft than it is like art, personally ...
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You're probably right, especially when it comes to really good art. Too many novices believe that natural talent obviates the need to practice their crafts. I certainly did, as a beginning writer.