An observation on the effects of two different helpers trying to get a novice set up on a complex system. The expert tried to follow elaborate work-arounds, editing deep system files, and juggling aliases. The master was able to keep it simple, making few changes and following a short, immutable path. Mastery is simplicity, even in tech.
@souldessin@noagendasocial.comRegex are never simple, at least in terms of transparency and incidental complexity :) They are, sometimes, the fast solution, though