> Traditionally, programming (in a meta sense) is about this loop between thinking about what to code, and then writing that code. Sometimes you have to break t

> Traditionally, programming (in a meta sense) is about this loop between thinking about what to code, and then writing that code. Sometimes you have to break the loop and go learn how to do something. Nope. Meta-traditionally-philosophically programming is about software _engineering_. Code is just a byproduct, intermediary, leftovers etc of the process. Liability, not an asset.