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I see what you say. Although I'm not the author I will try to speculate on what they might mean by "instant and accurate feedback": I heard the same sentiment
by krisoft 5y ago
I see what you say. Although I'm not the author I will try to speculate on what they might mean by "instant and accurate feedback":
I heard the same sentiment from an architect friend. (The kind of architect who designs buildings) He said that in their business you put your best ideas on paper. Most plans then don't get built for reasons outside of your control. Projects fail, companies fold. Sometimes your designs can't pass review with the authorities because you misunderstood the regulations. Sometimes it can't pass review because the local government doesn't like your customer. Years down the road some of your plans are built. If there are problems with the design some problems might be obvious immediately, but most will only show up as the building ages. And if there are problems, are they there because you designed it wrong? Or the builders skimped on materials? Or is it maybe because the costumer meddled with your designs? You will never know. The feedback loop is both years long, and the execution is inaccurate.
On the other hand besides being an architect he was also dabbling in hobby programming projects. There if he made a syntax error the computer pointed it out to him within seconds. And even when he found a bug after compilation he could be certain it wasn't because the compiler saved money by using 10% less screws than specified or something. That is to say the feedback was both fast and accurate. If you had bugs, most probably it was because you made a mistake.