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I'm not sure a nail gun is the best analogy; it's a very simple tool that does one thing exactly as "instructed," and can't do any of the "thinking" for you.
by monitron 3y ago
I'm not sure a nail gun is the best analogy; it's a very simple tool that does one thing exactly as "instructed," and can't do any of the "thinking" for you.
- savanaly 3y agoFair enough. Let's go with the analogy of a compiler, allowing you to write in python instead of assembly. Certainly this is doing a great deal of "thinking" for you. But hasn't it unlocked the more fun aspect of what you were doing? Not that this is true for everyone; some folks do still like to write assembly by hand, for fun or profit. But a compiler was still a remarkable advancement and worth celebrating.