Inspired by a Hacker News comment , and to perfectly complement the curated list of Awesome Falsehoods Programmers Believe in I maintain on the side, here is a glorious list of meta falsehoods:
Falsehoods
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Falsehoods are true.
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Falsehoods are false.
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Falsehoods are universal.
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Falsehoods do not change with time.
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There’s only one way to express a falsehood.
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No falsehoods overlap another.
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There are no falsehoods which are mutually exclusive.
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A falsehood correspond to a real-world usage.
Falsehood lists
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All falsehoods can be listed.
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Falsehood lists are a new trend.
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Falsehood lists are a good way of communication .
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Falsehood lists are regularly updated.
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There exists a falsehoods list that is entirely true.
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Falsehood lists covers one subject.
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Falsehood lists are terse.
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Falsehood lists are illustrated with counter-examples.
List format
- Numbered lists have no gap.
- Numbered lists are sorted.
- Falsehood lists don’t repeat themselves.
- Falsehood lists don’t repeat themselves.
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The same format is followed by each item. - Falsehoods in lists are numbered.
Implementation
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Every falsehood can be accounted for.
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Making your code compatible with a falsehood doesn’t come with a price.
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Falsehoods are addressed by standards.
Audience
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Only widely believed falsehoods are listed.
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Falsehood lists are for programmers.
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Falsehood lists are written by programmers.
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Falsehood lists are written by people with expertise in the matter.
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Reading falsehoods lists make you a better programmer.
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Reading falsehoods lists make you an expert.
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Writing falsehoods lists make you a better programmer.
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Writing falsehoods lists make you an expert.
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Writer of falsehood lists are immune to their edicted falsehoods .
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Compiling falsehoods lists make you a better programmer.
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There are programmers who do not believe in any falsehood.
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Only programmers are subjected to falsehoods.
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Programmers can change their beliefs.
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Discussing falsehoods is never a waste of time.
Meta
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This list of falsehoods doesn’t apply to itself.
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This list exists.