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I think I saw a comic years ago detailing a discussion that went something like this: A: Eventually we won't need programmers people will just tell the compute
by contravariant 4y ago
I think I saw a comic years ago detailing a discussion that went something like this:
A: Eventually we won't need programmers people will just tell the computer what they need and it will generate the code for them.
B: True, there's actually already an industry term for a specification that's detailed enough to generate a working program from.
A: Oh, what is it called?
B: Code.
- ethbr0 4y agoPeople don't realize how imprecise specs can be until they have this conversation for the first time. "Okay, I understand what to do when {thing} happens. What do you want done when {not thing} happens?" "Oh, umm..." "{Not thing} can happen, right?" "Oh yeah, all the time." "So was the plan when it does?" "I'm not sure..."
- ivegotnoaccount 4y agoYup. I think it was from Commitstrip. edit: found it. https://www.commitstrip.com/en/2016/08/25/a-very-comprehensive-and-precise-spec/ https://www.commitstrip.com/en/2016/08/25/a-very-comprehensi...?
- contravariant 4y agoYeah that's the one.