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> "while (true) { doStuff(); }" [...] Humans are turing complete [...] The example I like to give when explaining algorithms and turing completeness to laypeop
by pygy_ 11y ago
> "while (true) { doStuff(); }" [...] Humans are turing complete [...]
The example I like to give when explaining algorithms and turing completeness to laypeople is "Stir until you get a smooth mix", and by extension, cooking recipes.
- hobs 11y agoAfter thinking about that for a second, that is my new favorite analogy. Way better than anything I have ever come up with to explain the same thing.