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John Carmack on mutable variables

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498 points azhenley | 3 comments | 31 Oct 25 02:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.758s | source
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slifin ◴[31 Oct 25 08:12 UTC] No.45769470[source]▶
Yeah I wish variables were immutable by default and everything was an expression

Oh well continues day job as a Clojure programmer that is actively threatened by an obnoxious python take over

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sunrunner ◴[31 Oct 25 09:45 UTC] No.45770105[source]▶
As a Python programmer at day job, that is Clojure-curious and sadly only gets to use it for personal projects, and is currently threatened by an obnoxious TypeScript take over, I feel this.
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1. dude250711 ◴[31 Oct 25 10:20 UTC] No.45770358[source]▶
Removing barriers to sloppy code is a language feature.

That is why vibe coding, JavaScript and Python are so attractive.

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2. Xelbair ◴[31 Oct 25 10:36 UTC] No.45770480[source]▶
Removing barriers to civil engineering building design is a feature.

Who needs to calculate load bearing supports, walls, and floors when you can just vibe oversize it by 50%.

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3. huflungdung ◴[31 Oct 25 11:33 UTC] No.45770876[source]▶
Well if it does the job. So what?