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Re:The difficulty of programming depends on the layer and qu... by fridif on Sunday April 25, 2021 @02:41AM (#26930787)
what happens when you burn the food because you have no concept of how hot is too hot?

what happens when you get a null pointer because you have no concept of exception handling?

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Re:The difficulty of programming depends on the layer and qu... by samatman on Sunday April 25, 2021 @03:19AM (#26930947)
Did the recipe say "burn the food"?

Ok, then you didn't follow it.

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Re:The difficulty of programming depends on the layer and qu... by fridif on Sunday April 25, 2021 @10:41AM (#26933068)
"Did the programming tutorial say 'watch out for flipped bits in your hello world'"
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Re:The difficulty of programming depends on the layer and qu... by slver on Sunday April 25, 2021 @03:23AM (#26930962)
What happens is you learn, and next time you have a concept. That doesn't mean you stopped using recipes.
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