The compiler was supposed to end programming too

Re:The compiler was supposed to end programming too by goda90 on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @03:20PM (#50186123)

You're the horse in this analogy.

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Re:The compiler was supposed to end programming too by dzhiurgis on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @10:27PM (#50190431)

FWIW horses are now transported in nice trailers and get fancy hairdresser treatments. Well played horses, well played.

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Re:The compiler was supposed to end programming too by maratc on Thursday October 22, 2026 @05:31AM (#50193173)

The horse population in the US has dropped by more than 70% in the last 100 years (21M to 6.6M). In the same timeframe, the human population has increased 320% (105M to 320M), so the drop in "relative horses" is from 0.20 horse per human to 0.02 horse per human, or 90%.

How cool are you with the odds of your entire family surviving the next 100 years standing at about 10%?

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Re:The compiler was supposed to end programming too by bloak on Thursday October 22, 2026 @05:37AM (#50193210)

> How cool are you with the odds of your entire family surviving the next 100 years standing at about 10%?

My entire family (for my natural interpretation of that expression) is aged over 20 so I don't expect any of them to survive the next 100 years.

I tend to support VHEMT anyway!

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