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Re:Why users cannot create Issues directly by mamcx on Friday January 02, 2026 @11:43PM (#46472863)
My theory is that the best, absolute best predictor if someone could be a good programmer (or is) is the ability to read exactly what is written.

Is not math, logic or any of that asides. Is the actual ability to read, exactly, without adding or removing anything.

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Re:Why users cannot create Issues directly by latexr on Saturday January 03, 2026 @07:20AM (#46475733)
You can test that theory with Magic the Gathering players. Reading exactly what the card says and interpreting it with the exact text of the rules is core to the game.
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