@saramg proper devs past 30-35 years old don't call...

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Arnan

@saramg proper devs past 30-35 years old don't call stacks a stack... They just know several languages.

Like 13 Jun 2023 at 6:53 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mas.to

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RealGene ☣️

@arnan @saramg Yeah, I thought they were just "libraries"…

13 Jun 2023 at 12:00 | Open on mastodon.online

Arnan

@RealGene @saramg or that, yes 🙃

13 Jun 2023 at 14:29 | Open on mas.to

KewlCat

@RealGene @arnan @saramg if you pile up enough libraries it's called a stack

13 Jun 2023 at 15:11 | Open on mastodon.social

Simon Frankau

@arnan Proper devs nitpick things I don't get?

I'm genuinely intrigued what you've got against "stacks"! It just seems kinda appropriate term, for anyone lucky enough to have anything close to a well-layered architecture.

13 Jun 2023 at 13:09 | Open on mastodon.xyz

Arnan

@sgf we don't need a 'well layered architecture' for summing up what programming languages someone knows. Especially not if full stack can mean literally any combination of it. It's a meaningless term.

13 Jun 2023 at 14:43 | Open on mas.to

Simon Frankau

@arnan You appear to be arguing against a definition of "stack" which is clearly not the one being used in the original post.

"Stack" is not being used as a synonym for "set of languages a person knows". I think it's probably a stretch to think that it's being used as a synonym for "set of languages a system is written in" rather than "the system".

13 Jun 2023 at 17:29 | Open on mastodon.xyz

Arnan

@sgf it's broadly used for stuff they use/know. Eg. Languages, frameworks, maybe even a working routine. Which is different for everyone, so what is a full stack? Yours is probably different than mine. Hence it's a pointless term.

13 Jun 2023 at 18:31 | Open on mas.to

Simon Frankau

@arnan Maybe, but I don't think it's the usage in the post you're replying to, which is what I think's relevant here.

"Will rewrite said [choice of technologies] 2x as fast, and half as buggy if you let them." just doesn't make much sense to me. Removing bugs from code, yes, technology choices, not so much. "First thing we need to do is switch technologies" is way more junior dev than senior.

13 Jun 2023 at 20:47 | Open on mastodon.xyz

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