• whou
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    62 years ago

    and it’s not “engineers”, it’s “wizards”

    • In effect, we conjure the spirits of the computer with our spells <…>

      The programs we use to conjure processes are like a sorcerer’s spells <…>

      Thus, like the sorcerer’s apprentice, novice programmers must learn to understand and to anticipate the consequences of their conjuring.

      Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

    • @poVoq
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      1 year ago

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    • @YouWillNeverBeAWoman
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      32 years ago

      Well, as the daily work in SW developing has surprisingly little to do with “engineering”, you might as well call it that.