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		robertwpearce on Jan 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to Lose Functional Programming at Work It's hard for me to tell if your account is a joke or not because of the "yakshaving" part, so I'll respond as if it isn't. I totally agree with you! I can't say that conversation belongs alongside this post, though.

yakshaving_jgt on Jan 30, 2023 [–]

I appreciate that you assumed good faith. For what it’s worth, “yak shaving” is an analogy to what programmers often find themselves spending their time doing.

https://seths.blog/2005/03/dont_shave_that/

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