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In theory, there's no difference between theory and practice--in practice, there is. All abstractions in computers and software engineering are leaky, and you
by angersock 13y ago
In theory, there's no difference between theory and practice--in practice, there is.
All abstractions in computers and software engineering are leaky, and you either learn enough to overcome the limitations of real machines or you learn to regret your ignorance.
- AnimalMuppet 13y agoOr you learn to claim that you don't actually care about the difference, because you're a theorist. That means that most of the world ignores you as irrelevant, though.