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ben0x539 on April 1, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Don’t use environment variables for configuration

Well, infer that it's not absolute but rather ironically depends on the kind of environment you're developing software for. <:)

lmilcin on April 1, 2021 [–]

What I mean is that when an advice is expressed in absolute it tends to be a radical view on the problem.

Radicals tend to dismiss things that don't agree with their world view and I am always wary of this. And you should to. I don't mean radicals can't be right. What I mean is you should be cautious about it.

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