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Programming is...

Programming: The process of turning things that take many lines of code into things that take one line of code. Cf. here and here.

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Adam V (http://adamv.com/) wrote:

Programming is the art of debugging a blank piece of paper.

∴ Adam V | 15-Jun-2006 8:06pm est | http://adamv.com/ | #9516

Joe Grossberg (http://www.joegrossberg.com) wrote:

But with ten command-line options? Smiley winking

∴ Joe Grossberg | 16-Jun-2006 10:39am est | http://www.joegrossberg.com | #9517

M. Bean wrote:

Codito, ergo sum.

∴ M. Bean | 16-Jun-2006 1:28pm est | #9518

Den (http://cellphonesclub.com/wp/) wrote:

  • There are 10 kinds of people in the world - those who understand binary and those who don't.
  • All programmers are playwrights and all computers are lousy actors.
∴ Den | 22-Jun-2006 6:05am est | http://cellphonesclub.com/wp/ | #9524

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