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That's because the purpose of code is to be used, not to be read. The only purpose of the written word is to be read.
by avocabros 5mo ago
That's because the purpose of code is to be used, not to be read.
The only purpose of the written word is to be read.
- SoftTalker 5mo agoThat's the difference to me. Code is used as instructions to computers. Written human language is used to to communicate thoughts, ideas, feelings to other humans. I disagree with the premise that "we" are all OK with AI slop computer code however. Even if it's just for consumption by machines, for at least some developers it is a creative outlet.
- recursive 5mo agoI've always tried to write code for future maintainers first. That is often me.
- arealaccount 5mo agoThe 1s and 0s are meant to be used, the code is meant to be read