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+title: "@nicbarkeragain This is probably why reading Rob Pike and Ken Thompson code back-to-back is so elucidating."
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/BurnZeZ/status/2001501678009282970"
+author: "BurnZeZ"
+handle: BurnZeZ
+post_id: "2001501678009282970"
+date: 2025-12-18
+archived: 2026-08-26
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain This is probably why reading Rob Pike and Ken Thompson code back-to-back is so elucidating."
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2001499849179697278"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/BurnZeZ/status/2001501678009282970
+- Author: BurnZeZ (@BurnZeZ)
+- Posted: 2025-12-18 03:56:00
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** **@BurnZeZ** ^2001501678009282970
+
+**@nicbarkeragain**
+
+This is probably why reading Rob Pike and Ken Thompson code back-to-back is so elucidating.
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2025-12-18-when-im-making-educational-material-one-of-the]]
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+---
+title: "@nicbarkeragain When possible, I like to \"make the mistakes\" so we all learn from it together."
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/pikuma/status/2001576791954362566"
+author: "pikuma.com"
+handle: pikuma
+post_id: "2001576791954362566"
+date: 2025-12-18
+archived: 2026-08-26
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "@nicbarkeragain When possible, I like to \"make the mistakes\" so we all learn from it together."
+in_reply_to: ""
+parent_post_id: "2001499849179697278"
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/pikuma/status/2001576791954362566
+- Author: pikuma.com (@pikuma)
+- Posted: 2025-12-18 08:54:29
+
+## Branch
+
+**1/** **@pikuma** ^2001576791954362566
+
+**@nicbarkeragain**
+
+When possible, I like to "make the mistakes" so we all learn from it together. 🤣
+
+**2/** **@nicbarkeragain** ^2001578157015732546
+
+**@pikuma**
+
+The best thing is when you make a “mistake” and a student smugly points it out. You say in disbelief: “you’re absolutely right!” but inside you’re making this face
+
+![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G8cIjRuakAAPwS-?format=png&name=orig)
+
+**3/** **@pikuma** ^2001578280990941395
+
+**@nicbarkeragain**
+
+Oh yeah! 😈
+
+## Related
+
+- Spine: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2025-12-18-when-im-making-educational-material-one-of-the]]
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+---
+title: "When I'm making educational material, one of the techniques I almost always use is not just explaining why the correct idea works, but why the incorrect ideas don't work."
+type: archive
+source: twitter
+source_url: "https://x.com/nicbarkeragain/status/2001499849179697278"
+author: "Nic Barker"
+handle: nicbarkeragain
+post_id: "2001499849179697278"
+date: 2025-12-18
+archived: 2026-08-26
+draft: false
+tags:
+  - archive
+  - twitter
+  - nicbarkeragain
+description: "When I'm making educational material, one of the techniques I almost always use is not just explaining why the correct idea works, but why the incorrect ideas don't work."
+in_reply_to: ""
+---
+
+## Source
+
+- URL: https://x.com/nicbarkeragain/status/2001499849179697278
+- Author: Nic Barker (@nicbarkeragain)
+- Posted: 2025-12-18 03:48:44
+
+## Thread
+
+**1/** **@nicbarkeragain** ^2001499849179697278
+
+When I'm making educational material, one of the techniques I almost always use is not just explaining why the correct idea works, but why the incorrect ideas don't work.
+It's easy to forget that often you need to see an ugly solution in order to appreciate an elegant one.
+
+Branches: [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2025-12-18-when-im-making-educational-material-one-of-the/2025-12-18-BurnZeZ-this-is-probably-why-reading-rob-pike-and-ken]], [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2025-12-18-when-im-making-educational-material-one-of-the/2025-12-18-pikuma-when-possible-i-like-to-make-the-mistakes-so-we]]
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+- [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2025-12-18-when-im-making-educational-material-one-of-the]]
 - [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-04-06-im-completely-convinced-at-this-point-that-the]]
+- [[archive/threads/nicbarkeragain/2026-05-10-psa-if-youve-never-done-graphics-programming]]
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