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0 pointsAnnatar4y ago0 comments

I reached quite the opposite conclusion: the purpose of software is to make a computer do work. Then again, I purposely refrain from writing end-user software and focus on backend automation. It is a deliberate choice.

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koonsolo4y ago

Do you keep your code human readable? Why?

grog4544y ago

Just playing devil's advocate:

So I or someone else can continue to effectively make the computer do work.

koonsolo4y ago

So it's a social act to keep the computer running.

boffinAudio4y ago

For whom does the computer do work?

pbourke4y ago

Other computers

Aeolun4y ago

I see you work in finance. Where the humans are just office decoration.

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koonsolo4y ago

Do you keep your code human readable? Why?

grog4544y ago

Just playing devil's advocate:

So I or someone else can continue to effectively make the computer do work.

koonsolo4y ago

So it's a social act to keep the computer running.

boffinAudio4y ago

For whom does the computer do work?

pbourke4y ago

Other computers

Aeolun4y ago

I see you work in finance. Where the humans are just office decoration.

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