honestly i think half the reason i stick around in software is that it's the closest thing to magic that incontrovertibly exists and is a thing mortals can do
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@KitRedgrave this is true of all writing, not just writing code
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@Lady true, but computer code has the exciting distinction of being interpreted by something that isn't us
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@KitRedgrave hmm is being interpreted by a system designed by humans really that different from being interpreted by humans though
granted it’s being interpreted by humans on a delay, and potentially by the ghosts of dead humans, and certainly by humans not presently in the room, and without their knowledge…
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@KitRedgrave ……but this is also possible with all writing. if you write a comprehensive enough specification, the correct interpretation can be determined without an implementation in software
