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Re:Repl.it raises $4.5M from A16Z, Paul Graham, and others by qaminsod on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @12:45PM (#18285010)
> That's a very elitist take. Firstly they are solving their own very real problem of not knowing how to code. Second they could have a very specific problem they want to solve that can only be solved by code.

It's not elitist, it's realistic. You haven't actually mentioned a 'real' problem they are solving through code.

> Isn't that exactly the same problem they are solving for beginners?

Not according to the comment I was responding to.

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Re:Repl.it raises $4.5M from A16Z, Paul Graham, and others by rorykoehler on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @10:35PM (#18289260)
Out of interest how do you qualify a 'real' problem?

It seems there are very few real problems in the world to solve if we are going to be stringent. Also solving non-real problems can lead to solving real problems (ad industry funding bleeding edge innovation is a good example of this).

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Re:Repl.it raises $4.5M from A16Z, Paul Graham, and others by qaminsod on Friday October 26, 2018 @12:27PM (#18310732)
> Out of interest how do you qualify a 'real' problem?

I assume it means a problem that needs solving, requires a computer to solve and is not just an exercise.

> Also solving non-real problems can lead to solving real problems

Yes, and there is nothing wrong or useless about solving problems that are not 'real', I was mostly just objecting to the usage of the term 'real problem'.

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