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Python vs. Java (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago by Ragdoll_X@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh man, I thought that was one of the classic jokes :'( I am out of touch

[–] Traister101@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

People in my experience are actually very serious about the standard out to debug log which is... baffling. Same people generally outright refuse to learn how to use a debugger in languages where those are pleasant

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Oh I'm completely serious. The joke is that everyone does it but everyone knows not to do it. I started doing it when I first ran into problems debugging actor contexts, and never stopped.

The good printlns become logs, obviously