Tweets for 2010-02-07
- @IndianGuru isn't that a bit of a risky thought ? I thought metaprogramming is best avoided till there is no effective alternative in reply to IndianGuru #
- @IndianGuru What I meant was it shouldn't take understanding metaprogramming (which should be optional) to grok a language in reply to IndianGuru #
- @IndianGuru Its a truism to say you understand X better if you understand MetaX. (1/2) /cc @arnab_deka in reply to IndianGuru #
- @IndianGuru What I'm not so sure of is whether it requires one to understand MetaRuby to understand (start thinking in) Ruby /cc @arnab_deka in reply to IndianGuru #
- @IndianGuru I think I grokked it eventually.. the distinction was between understanding / being competent in vs. thinking in /cc @arnab_deka in reply to IndianGuru #