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People want to write Java code and have a compiler translate it into machine code and be called a programmer. People want to run marathons on shoes with padded
by leokennis 2y ago
People want to write Java code and have a compiler translate it into machine code and be called a programmer.
People want to run marathons on shoes with padded soles and be called an athlete.
- z3phyr 2y agoA slope has two ends, even when it's slippery. People want to claim submarines swim, but they do not.
- fenomas 2y agoIf you hold a strong opinion about whether or not submarines swim, you might want to look up the source quote and think about it a second?
- thefz 2y agoThis equates more to being carried to the finish line by car, doing the last three steps and call it a marathon. Anyway plenty of people can't even finish 1K, so 42.2K in padded shoes is still impressive.
- _aavaa_ 2y agoI disagree. I don’t care about a “marathon” I just need to cover 42.2k. If you wanna make a game out of it and run that distance that’s fine, but I have errands to do and just need to cover the distance. If you wanna draw for the feeling of creative satisfaction that’s great. I just need an image on a page in service of something else.
- noitpmeder 2y agoSure, just don't go around telling people you ran a marathon
- _aavaa_ 2y agoCan I go around telling people I program if I don’t write directly in binary?
- noitpmeder 2y agoYes? But you can't tell them you "programmed it directly in binary", even if that's the delivery mechanism they're interacting with.
- _aavaa_ 2y agoSure, but mostly people doing or using AI art are also not saying they drew every line, they say “I made this” in the same way I say “I coded this” even though I wrote it in a high level language and got the interpreter and compiler to do a lot of work.