On 7/15/2019 8:52 PM, rikki cattermole wrote:
Wonderful quote from you Walter!
The careful reader will notice something peculiar in what I wrote: “as if”.
What do I mean by that weasel wording? Is there some skullduggery going on?
Why yes, there is. Computer languages are full of “as if” dirty deeds under
the hood, like the money you deposit in your bank account isn’t actually there
(I apologize if this is a rude shock to anyone), and this isn’t any different.
Read on!
I copied that over to Oceania's Discord server to talk about (very well
received).
Thanks for letting me know. I enjoyed writing it.
