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Why Can't Programmers.. Program?
- RiderOfGiraffes 16y agoOldie but goodie - a perenial here on HN and usually guaranteed to create a lively discussion. Usually when this is discussed "FizzBuzz" gets mentioned, so you can find suitable discussions that way: http://searchyc.com/fizz+buzz?sort=by_date http://searchyc.com/fizz+buzz?sort=by_date Alternatively, just look for the article you actually submitted: http://searchyc.com/submissions/Why+can%2527t+programmers+program?sort=by_date http://searchyc.com/submissions/Why+can%2527t+programmers+pr... And here it is: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1605 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1605 Finally, here's a more recent discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1142398 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1142398 There are more. Given that you've been on Hacker News for over two years I'm surprised you haven't seen them all.
- captaincrowbar 16y agoI don't believe any discussion of FizzBuzz can be considered complete without a link to David Langford's classic monograph on the subject: http://www.ansible.co.uk/ai/pcwplus/pcwp1989.html#jul http://www.ansible.co.uk/ai/pcwplus/pcwp1989.html#jul
- wccrawford 16y agoI love all the wrong answers in the comments.