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Programmers aren't paid to code. FORTRAN ("formula translator") was one of the first programs ever written and it was supposed to make coding obsolete. Scienti

Programmers aren't paid to code. FORTRAN ("formula translator") was one of the first programs ever written and it was supposed to make coding obsolete. Scientists will now be able to just type in formulas and the computer will just calculate the result, imagine that!

zorked 7mo ago
Is this claim historical? As in, it was actually made at the time?
- otabdeveloper4 7mo ago
  Which claim, exactly? That "coding will be made obsolete"? Yes, it is. Literally every programming innovation claims to "make coding obsolete". I've seen a half dozen in my own lifetime.
  - bdangubic 7mo ago
    it is like knocking down the vending machine, you have to rock it back and forth a lot before it falls down
    - Lumping6371 7mo ago
      "Programmers are obsolete, but like, for real this time guys!"