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From: Jorgen Grahn
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 20:11

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On Sat, 2018-06-09, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:

[computer scientists]

> 	Nothing against them at all, so long as they stick to writing
> papers and books exploring data structures, algorithms, language paradigms
> and all that other fundamental stuff that eventually leads to useful tools
> or helps us pick the right tool for a job because someone took the time to
> analyse it in detail.
>
> 	Get one writing code for a project with a deadline that has to be
> maintained by trained monkeys for the next decade and they're a real
> liability.

Donald Knuth always claimed he's a "programmer".

/Jorgen

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