Oct 23, 2026, 2:39 PM“When someone says, ‘I want a programming language in which I need only say what I want done,’ give him a lollipop.”
(Alan Perlis)
- Oct 23, 2026, 2:39 PM
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Darwin Woodkadarwinwoodka@mastodon.socialOct 23, 2026, 4:14 PMWhen most of programming is actually, "DO WHAT I MEAN NOT WHAT I SAID!"
- Oct 23, 2026, 5:01 PM
@darwinwoodka I think Perlis's point is that most of the time it's scratching your head trying to figure out what you want.