“Coding is basically just ifs and for loops.”

Re:“Coding is basically just ifs and for loops.” by jareklupinski on Saturday December 04, 2021 @02:09PM (#29443434)

makes me think of the Buddhist "Before enlightenment: chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment: chop wood, carry water".

not my favorite source since it doesn't go into the 'scaling the mountain' bit, but every source that talks abt that part seems to be...eh: https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/15921/what-is-t...

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Re:“Coding is basically just ifs and for loops.” by lanstin on Saturday December 04, 2021 @04:33PM (#29444506)

I always took that to mean something like this:

Q: What is the difference between an enlightened person and an ordinary person?

A: There is no difference, but only the enlightened person knows this.

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Re:“Coding is basically just ifs and for loops.” by kwertyoowiyop on Saturday December 04, 2021 @02:46PM (#29443715)

“Before enlightenment: if then. After enlightenment: if then.”

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Re:“Coding is basically just ifs and for loops.” by anon9001 on Saturday December 04, 2021 @04:10PM (#29444340)

Before agile: it's not done yet

After agile: it's not done yet

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Re:“Coding is basically just ifs and for loops.” by Jensson on Saturday December 04, 2021 @11:23PM (#29446665)

After agile: it's not done

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