Re: Re: KISS and Occam's Razor

[tachyon]

Of course what you say is correct that as you get more experienced you know where to look. Not only that you learn *how* to look. However even programming beginners should have learnt to look for say:

• typos
• missing semicolons
• mismatched quotes
• incorrectly paired curlies

as these are probably the 4 most common errors. Ever had someone with a simple typo suggest some bizare theorem for the disfunctionality of their code? That was not really the point. It was simply an idle refletion on life the universe and everything.....and I always like the thought of hoofbeats and zebras....

Perhaps the analogy is better with what I teach which is Emergency Medicine rather than coding.

compliments of the season to you

cheers

tachyon

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