Comment by bluefirebrand
Comment by bluefirebrand 19 hours ago
> Obviously right — accept.
I don't think code is ever "obviously right" unless it is trivially simple
Comment by bluefirebrand 19 hours ago
> Obviously right — accept.
I don't think code is ever "obviously right" unless it is trivially simple
Seriously. I've taken to thinking of most submitters as adversarial agents--even the ones I know to be well-meaning humans. I've seen enough code that looks obviously right and yet has some subtle bug (that I then have to tease apart and fix), or worse, a security flaw that lies in wait like a sleeper cell for the right moment to unleash havoc and ruin your day.
So with this "obviously right" rubric I would wind up rejecting 95% of submissions, which is a waste of my time and energy. How about instead I just write it myself? At least then I know who's responsible for cleaning up after the it.