> So the rules can be codified sufficiently to test people on, but they can't be codified for a computer?
I mean, given the halting problem alone, and the absence of general AI, yes, I'd say that...
I'm not sure what to tell you otherwise. I've worked at a place with such strong coding style guidelines, and even though I personally did not agree with every individual point, I accepted the tradeoff because being able to count on consistency in a very large code base was extremely helpful.
I mean, given the halting problem alone, and the absence of general AI, yes, I'd say that...
I'm not sure what to tell you otherwise. I've worked at a place with such strong coding style guidelines, and even though I personally did not agree with every individual point, I accepted the tradeoff because being able to count on consistency in a very large code base was extremely helpful.