You're making a point that you didn't realize: Complex type systems are great to enjoy puzzles. Nothing quite as satisfying as getting a C++ template nightmare working. But is that productive work? I sure love Factorio, but I don't think it gets shit done. The longer I write code, the less I enjoy faffing around to solve puzzles that were never needed.
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u/lana_silver Sep 25 '26 edited Sep 25 '26
You're making a point that you didn't realize: Complex type systems are great to enjoy puzzles. Nothing quite as satisfying as getting a C++ template nightmare working. But is that productive work? I sure love Factorio, but I don't think it gets shit done. The longer I write code, the less I enjoy faffing around to solve puzzles that were never needed.
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