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Re:Students flee field as computer 'fad fades' (1987) by matwood on Monday July 05, 2021 @07:11AM (#27736658)
> Now it's refining the idea someone has until it's code.

This is one of the most succinct ways I've seen this said. Thank you.

For the most part the days of handing a programmer a spec who then codes it up are gone. For many problems, programming itself is the easy part. Figuring out what to program, and the complete solution is where the majority of the work resides.

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