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Re:Computer codes that transformed science by tzs on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @12:00PM (#25848786)
> What's a computer code?

The book "Working with Coders" [1] by Patrick Gleeson might answer that for you. On page 4 it says that the author is going to "assume that you don't know the first thing about computer code" and goes on to imply that the book will explain it.

I'm somewhat confused that you have to ask, though, since your HN "about" says "boffinism.com / patrickgleeson.com", and based on the content of those sites you appear to be the author of that book.

Did you not read it while you were writing it? :-)

Or was you comment a clever ploy, hoping someone would read your HN "about", see that you clearly know what "computer code" is, and call you on it, thereby generating some free publicity for your book?

If so, well played you magnificent bastard [2].

[1] https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/148422700X/ref=rdr_ext_tmb

[2] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagnificentBasta...

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Re:Computer codes that transformed science by boffinism on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @12:52PM (#25849480)
I mean, I was really just facetiously pointing out that computer code is a mass noun, so we are all used to talking about _some_ computer code, but not so much _a_ computer code.

But... Thanks for the bump!

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