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Re:The Need to Read by Hendrikto on Saturday November 26, 2022 @07:35AM (#33752145)
> Positive feedback from computers is basically nonexistent.

412 tests passed, 0 warnings, 0 errors.

Re:The Need to Read by inglor_cz on Saturday November 26, 2022 @07:40AM (#33752166)
I know, I know.

That said, receiving an e-mail like "I spent a week reading all your books, PLEASE WRITE SOME MORE" is much more satisfying.

Re:The Need to Read by bstpierre on Saturday November 26, 2022 @08:29AM (#33752461)
I suspect this is tongue in cheek, but passing tests aren’t really the computer’s feedback. They’re feedback from Past You, who wrote the tests. The computer is just performing the tests. The tests might be incomplete or even wrong. The code might be horrendous. The computer doesn’t care.

Human feedback on the code, design, usability, appearance, documentation, etc. is all very different from passing tests.