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Re:Programmers can’t write algorithms without help by sithlord on Monday November 04, 2019 @11:58AM (#21443593)
That's not a very good example. Athletes are being watched for 4-8 years before they are ever drafted. Colleges are watching all the high school games, and Pros are watching all the college games.
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Re:Programmers can’t write algorithms without help by Gunax on Monday November 04, 2019 @02:11PM (#21445226)
Perhaps--but it's the analogy I came up with while writing this comment. If you can replace it with a better one, go ahead.

Sometimes analogies are not really meant to be perfect, but just simpler methods of communicating information.

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