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		AnimalMuppet on March 4, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What made you change your mind about a pro... I might even go farther. I wonder if most of the techniques (and languages) that we think are stupid are instead aimed at problems that we don't have. (Of course, those techniques become stupid when people try to apply them on the wrong problems...)

zaphar on March 4, 2019 [–]

I suspect you are correct. I've definitely been guilty of drinking a particular brand of kool-aid and applying it inappropriately before.

That in itself can turn into a learning experience if you stick around for the aftermath.

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