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"Wishful thinking" is a great technique to produce clear and concise code. I use it whenever possible. It's absolutely recommendable! I don't recall if PG used
by fp 18y ago
"Wishful thinking" is a great technique to produce clear and concise code. I use it whenever possible. It's absolutely recommendable!
I don't recall if PG used the term, but Gerald Sussman uses it in the SICP video lectures.
- silentbicycle 18y agoIt's a sign that it's probably a comfortable conceptual boundary in explaining what you're trying to do.