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Programming is no more a game than arithmetic is a game when doing math. It is a means to an end.
by JohnMakin 3y ago
Programming is no more a game than arithmetic is a game when doing math. It is a means to an end.
- mondocat 3y agoProgramming is game-like, but agreed, it's more tool-like. tool: a device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function.
- JohnMakin 3y agoProblems that AI can easily solve will hopefully be the more tool-like problems, while humans can think about the more abstract.
- j2kun 3y agoYou should see my math students who beg me to give them sheets of arithmetic problems.
- amoss 3y agoWhy is arithmetic not a game? Conway showed the equivalence between numbers and games. Arithmetic procedures are just wrapping a game-like structure around games.
- rspoerri 3y agoPlay can come in any form of challenge or experience. It's about wether you do it for fun or for a living. A game is more specific and often needs a challenge or a target.