• whou
    6·
    2 years ago

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

    • MirabilisFuturum@lemmygrad.ml
      6·
      2 years ago

      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

    • YouWillNeverBeAWoman
      3·
      2 years ago

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