Post B23O4e4ZASrAQZx5ii by mhoye@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #B23O4e4ZASrAQZx5ii by mhoye@mastodon.social
       2026-01-07T14:21:13Z
       
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       The idea that programming is about generating code makes exactly as much sense as the idea that cooking is about generating shit.
       
 (DIR) Post #B23O4fS02pCAhXvJsu by mhoye@mastodon.social
       2026-01-07T16:25:54Z
       
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       Followup: The persistence of the idea that computer science is about computers is ironically a manifestation of the two most notorious problems in computer science.
       
 (DIR) Post #B23O4gtgfMw9BhswgC by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
       2026-01-07T21:11:05Z
       
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       @mhoye It's about making computers *do things*. That's the distinction.