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Re:Your Brain Knows a Lot More Than You Realize by syncopatience on Tuesday November 08, 2011 @10:27AM (#3211061)
"To the extent that consciousness is useful, it is useful in small quantities, and for very particular kinds of tasks."

I wonder where programming falls on this?

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Re:Your Brain Knows a Lot More Than You Realize by nagel1234 on Tuesday November 08, 2011 @12:31PM (#3211727)
Problem solving can fall under both categories I think. If you have a lot of experience, eventually you begin to instinctively know what approach to take.
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