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Re:The threat is comfortable drift toward not understanding ... by raldi on Sunday April 05, 2026 @08:45AM (#47648851)
To me it feels more like learning to cook versus learning how to repair ovens and run a farm. Software engineering isn’t about writing code any more than it’s about writing machine code or designing CPUs. It’s about bringing great software into existence.
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Re:The threat is comfortable drift toward not understanding ... by victorbjorklund on Sunday April 05, 2026 @09:48AM (#47649412)
Or farming before and after agricultural machines. The principles are the same but the ”tactical” stuff are different.
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