Divide-and-conquer:

One view of programming:

  1. Rigor, correctness, self-consistency
  2. UX

Continuum

Continuum Knob1

Extremes:

  • A
    1. 100% Rigor, correctness, self-consistency
    2. 0% UX
  • B
    1. 0% Rigor, correctness, self-consistency
    2. 100% UX

Example: Lambda Calculus falls mostly into class A.
Example: Spreadsheets fall mostly into class B.

Neither, A nor B, is “better”. It depends on the problem that you are trying to solve.

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