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Re:The difficulty of programming depends on the layer and qu... by fenomas on Sunday April 25, 2021 @02:45AM (#26930807)
"A submarine propelling itself through water? Pfft, that's not swimming."
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Re:The difficulty of programming depends on the layer and qu... by fridif on Sunday April 25, 2021 @02:48PM (#26935396)
It's strictly not. Marine soldiers are not asked to pass a submarine piloting test, they're asked to complete a swimming test.

Why is this important? Because how can one import a library for a problem that currently has no solution?

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Re:The difficulty of programming depends on the layer and qu... by fenomas on Monday April 26, 2021 @01:21PM (#26945189)
It's a reference.

"The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim." - Dijkstra

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