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Re:Programming is Art by raincole on Monday September 07, 2026 @05:47AM (#49596240)
Playing go is art. Go was even considered one of the four main arts in ancient China. Along with calligraphy, instrumental music and brush painting[0].

It didn't stop AlphaGo from beating the best human go players, though.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_arts

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Re:Programming is Art by ratherlongname on Monday September 07, 2026 @05:55AM (#49596288)
It won't stop people from enjoying playing Go, though
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Re:Programming is Art by chickensong on Monday September 07, 2026 @06:15AM (#49596432)
There is one thing that upsets many people though...

if err != nil { return nil, err }

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