Hacker News
new
|
past
|
comments
|
ask
|
show
|
jobs
|
submit
login
nine_k
82 days ago
|
parent
|
context
|
favorite
| on:
Why Drawing Tablet Brands Won't Collaborate on Lin...
>
it's just a name, who cares
This cannot be, naming things is one of the two canonical hard problems.
PaulDavisThe1st
81 days ago
[–]
You've forgotten the 3rd canonical hard problem: off by one errors.
CodeMage
81 days ago
|
parent
|
next
[–]
The original joke deliberately says "two hard problems" and then lists three. The "off by one errors" being the 3rd problem is the punchline of the joke.
tmtvl
81 days ago
|
parent
|
prev
[–]
concurrencyThere's 3 hard problems in computer science: naming things, cache invalidation, , and off-by-one errors.
Guidelines
|
FAQ
|
Lists
|
API
|
Security
|
Legal
|
Apply to YC
|
Contact
Search:
This cannot be, naming things is one of the two canonical hard problems.