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John Carmack on mutable variables

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498 points azhenley | 4 comments | 31 Oct 25 02:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.547s | source
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lopatin ◴[31 Oct 25 03:07 UTC] No.45767913[source]▶
How fast this got to the top, you would think John Carmack just invented nuclear fusion.
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1. devnullbrain ◴[31 Oct 25 12:47 UTC] No.45771426[source]▶
I was part of the Carmack cult but the illusion was broken when I saw him use the same authoratative tone on a subject I'm more knowledgable about.
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2. metaltyphoon ◴[31 Oct 25 13:14 UTC] No.45771640[source]▶
Such as? Any links to this?
3. maleldil ◴[31 Oct 25 15:44 UTC] No.45773350[source]▶
Good old Gell-Mann Amnesia! It doesn't mean he's incompetent in his core area of expertise, though.
4. carabiner ◴[31 Oct 25 19:08 UTC] No.45775555[source]▶
I don't think gellman amnesia is really a material issue. Carmack is indubitably an expert in his field, but that doesn't mean he's an expert in every field (like aerospace or AI). I'm an expert in some things, but I've probably said some stupid shit in other fields where I dabble such as cooking, playing music, raising cats.