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I printed this XKCD specifically to remind myself that some things aren't worth automating! https://xkcd.com/1205/ https://xkcd.com/1205/ On the other hand, s
by e28eta 9y ago
I printed this XKCD specifically to remind myself that some things aren't worth automating!
https://xkcd.com/1205/ https://xkcd.com/1205/
On the other hand, sometimes you're automating for reasons other than time savings. Maybe reproducibility or auditability.
- tronbabylove 9y agoGreat point - the benefits of automation can't always be reduced to time saved per operation. I wrote a blog post [1] about this in response to that xkcd. [1] https://andrewstahlman.com/posts/IsItWorthTheTime.html https://andrewstahlman.com/posts/IsItWorthTheTime.html
- nocman 9y agoOr the fact that the task is so mundane/boring/annoying/irritating (pick an applicable adjective) that it's worth it to you to spend a day automating it so you never have to do it again.