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There used to be a difference between scripters and programmers. I'm a scripter, and it feels similar to learning a natural language and writing essays in it. I

There used to be a difference between scripters and programmers. I'm a scripter, and it feels similar to learning a natural language and writing essays in it. In other words, it's easy and doesn't require any mathematical skill. There are low-level programmers who do things similar to other sciences involving math, and my brain wouldn't be able to do that. So if you're talking about scripting, which I think most people do, then I agree it isn't difficult.

sklogic 11y ago
Not sure what do you mean by "scripting", but there is an awful lot of complexity on any level, all the way up. Mathematics and algorithms aside, there are vague requirements and tight deadlines. There is a need to estimate how long will it take (know of anything else harder than this?). There are maintenance considerations which complicate everything, even a one-line script: documenting, packaging, future-proofing against platform updates, etc.