Mothlamp Problems
Unfolding DiagramsMothlamp Problemsjust a little bit closer to the light and I’ll have it solvedJacquelineFebruary 27, 20264 4 1 2A mothlamp problem, defined by myself yesterday out of boredom, is a particular kind of engineering problem that has three important qualities:A certain type of nerd finds it beautiful and alluring to work on A solution requires solving the hardest known problems in the universe, often requiring years (if not decades) of effort Other people question the utility of solving the problem at all You know exactly what type of problem I’m talking about. Making your own programming language. An IDE that supports structural editing. More and more advanced static type checkers. Custom build systems. I’m sure you can think of others.Why do we do this to ourselves?I’m not…
