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What are some common misconceptions about programming that you'd like to debunk? (programming.dev)
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[–] theherk@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

There are no absolutes, and most of these “myths” are at least true to some extent. Much like any paradigm (worse is better, whitebox testing, lbyl vs eafp, etc), none are universally best. And all are helpful to know about.