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0 pointsjerf5y ago0 comments

"because software issues can piss me off like no other thing is capable of."

This in reverse is part of why I am a programmer; it can take two or three days before I'm really pissed at a software problem, but physical stuff really annoys me in mere minutes.

Why? Don't really know. I know a bit of it is that I know how to get myself into trouble in software and then usually get back out much better than I do in the real world, but even so, I had the patience in software to develop that and I really don't for real things.

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frosted-flakes5y ago

Yes, it's much easier to hit Undo than it is to remove that bolt that you just snapped the head off, but you can't see because it's elbow deep in the engine bay.

On the other hand, a screw-up can have bigger consequences when your buggy code is used by thousands of users a day.

perl4ever5y ago

Also, with code, you generally don't lose the pieces when you disassemble something, and if you take a break, you can pick up right where you left off...

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