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It's absolutely hilarious that the author opens with an image of Socrates.

Socrates, as you recall, famously argued that writing was a detriment to thinking. The parallel that notebooks are a sign of lazy thought does not go unnoticed.



That is really not a valid parallel at all because code notebooks are only one particular form of coding.

Being against coding in a code notebook is more like saying "yellow highlighter on sticky notes is a bad medium for serious writing"


This is a good opportunity to respond with the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says.


That's his profile pic on all platforms, afaik




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