alexnorth

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   by alexnorth 13y ago

   That's a good question. I don't have a personal answer yet, though I do like your mechanic example. But to your last point: I chose the word "coding" so as to refer specifically to the linear textual formal representatio
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   by alexnorth 13y ago

   But we have some such better tools! E.g. Chrome's developer tools let you edit CSS properties and the document structure live, seeing results instantly. It's fantastically more efficient that coding and refreshing the page. Tools
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   by alexnorth 13y ago

   I agree with all the things you say are hard: understanding computation, encoding complex requirements, handling edge cases; but typing code into an editor and then re-running your application doesn't provide much support for making th
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   by alexnorth 13y ago

   I'm on it. Meanwhile, cache is http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:qjCebmD...
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   The End of Coding(alexn.id.au)

   89 points by alexnorth 13y ago|105 comments