Mar 20, 2024 at 8:01am UTC
Indeed. Followup question:
Is the "Guidelines are not rules" a guideline or a rule? ...
Mar 23, 2024 at 5:15pm UTC
"Guidelines are not rules" is also a guideline, because your company or team could choose to enforce the guidelines as rules even if they are just meant as guidelines.
Last edited on Mar 23, 2024 at 5:16pm UTC
Mar 23, 2024 at 10:54pm UTC
“This rule is not a rule.”
“...unless it is a rule that it is.”
Mar 24, 2024 at 12:18am UTC
Meh, the STL isn’t the Standard Library. And that’s a 13-year old article.
But that is the nature of randos on the internet sharing knowledge.
Sometimes people are wrong.
And sometimes people are just plain annoying.
And that’s all I’ll say about that guy’s opinion piece...
Good threads often start with some fun nonsense.
Last edited on Mar 24, 2024 at 12:19am UTC
Apr 12, 2024 at 12:27pm UTC
It's important to understand the reason for the guideline/rule. Sometimes the reason doesn't apply, so breaking the rule is perfectly okay.
Apr 12, 2024 at 10:21pm UTC
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