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I reached quite the opposite conclusion: the purpose of software is to make a computer do work. Then again, I purposely refrain from writing end-user software a

I reached quite the opposite conclusion: the purpose of software is to make a computer do work. Then again, I purposely refrain from writing end-user software and focus on backend automation. It is a deliberate choice.

boffinAudio 5y ago
For whom does the computer do work?
- pbourke 5y ago
  Other computers
  - Aeolun 5y ago
    I see you work in finance. Where the humans are just office decoration.
    - boffinAudio 5y ago
      It may be computers all the way down, but at the bottom there is a human. Somewhere. Poor thing.
      - kiklion 5y ago
        Unless it’s consumed by an AI. Which I don’t fully understand but am comfortable assuming that the AI might be able to ‘teach’ itself to consume an API.
koonsolo 5y ago
Do you keep your code human readable? Why?
- Annatar 5y ago
  I do. It’s a point of pride in my work.
- grog454 5y ago
  Just playing devil's advocate: So I or someone else can continue to effectively make the computer do work.
  - koonsolo 5y ago
    So it's a social act to keep the computer running.