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What profession is coding like?

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  • Greg UtasG Greg Utas

    My tennis pro asked this, guessing that it would be similar to being a mathematician. I said that was only one aspect, that more often it was like being an engineer, architect, detective, or lawyer. What would you have said?

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    The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.

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    agolddog
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    Dentistry. Extract the bad stuff, fill it in with slightly less (in your opinion) bad stuff.

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    • Greg UtasG Greg Utas

      My tennis pro asked this, guessing that it would be similar to being a mathematician. I said that was only one aspect, that more often it was like being an engineer, architect, detective, or lawyer. What would you have said?

      Robust Services Core | Software Techniques for Lemmings | Articles
      The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.

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      James Curran
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      As I tell people who need help with their PCs: Programming is like writing a novel. IT support is like operating a printing press.

      Truth, James

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      • Greg UtasG Greg Utas

        My tennis pro asked this, guessing that it would be similar to being a mathematician. I said that was only one aspect, that more often it was like being an engineer, architect, detective, or lawyer. What would you have said?

        Robust Services Core | Software Techniques for Lemmings | Articles
        The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.

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        Bruce Greene
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        I tell my kids that writing a complex C# program is like writing a novel except that if one word is misspelled then no one can read the entire thing.

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        • Greg UtasG Greg Utas

          My tennis pro asked this, guessing that it would be similar to being a mathematician. I said that was only one aspect, that more often it was like being an engineer, architect, detective, or lawyer. What would you have said?

          Robust Services Core | Software Techniques for Lemmings | Articles
          The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.

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          KarstenK
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          I compare it with manual blacksmith work: you have some pieces of code and are hammering on the keyboard til the mud (bugs) are out. Maintenance is like reshaping a nail and support is horse shoe business. :~

          Press F1 for help or google it. Greetings from Germany

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          • D den2k88

            It's like being a sculptor. You hammer, chisel away, measure and try to figure out how to get the shape you want from the material you have. All the while sweating and swearing.

            GCS d--(d-) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++*      Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X

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            englebart
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            Being a sculptor where the users choose the medium, but management already has picked out the paint brushes you have to use!

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            • Greg UtasG Greg Utas

              My tennis pro asked this, guessing that it would be similar to being a mathematician. I said that was only one aspect, that more often it was like being an engineer, architect, detective, or lawyer. What would you have said?

              Robust Services Core | Software Techniques for Lemmings | Articles
              The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.

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              Daniel Pfeffer
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              It is one step below being God: In what other profession would my Word create worlds? And yes, I am perfectly serious.

              Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                Being a sculptor where the users choose the medium, but management already has picked out the paint brushes you have to use!

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                den2k88
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                This is true on so many levels... :-\

                GCS d--(d-) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++*      Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X

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                • Greg UtasG Greg Utas

                  My tennis pro asked this, guessing that it would be similar to being a mathematician. I said that was only one aspect, that more often it was like being an engineer, architect, detective, or lawyer. What would you have said?

                  Robust Services Core | Software Techniques for Lemmings | Articles
                  The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.

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                  BillWoodruff
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                  Like being a combination of: 1 plumber 2 janitor 3 magician 4 flunky

                  «The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch

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                  • Greg UtasG Greg Utas

                    My tennis pro asked this, guessing that it would be similar to being a mathematician. I said that was only one aspect, that more often it was like being an engineer, architect, detective, or lawyer. What would you have said?

                    Robust Services Core | Software Techniques for Lemmings | Articles
                    The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.

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                    jan larsen
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                    Artist or Creator :) I'm really bad at math, and while I sure would like to get better, it seems like I got a phobia. But I got Google and the customers for any formulae they need in the system. I believe that the most important part of my job, is to be able to envision the solution, and write readable and re-usable code, that I can recognize the purpose of, when I inevitably needs to revisit it 10 years in the future :-D (Not kidding, it happens too often these days).

                    "God doesn't play dice" - Albert Einstein "God not only plays dice, He sometimes throws the dices where they cannot be seen" - Niels Bohr

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                    • Greg UtasG Greg Utas

                      My tennis pro asked this, guessing that it would be similar to being a mathematician. I said that was only one aspect, that more often it was like being an engineer, architect, detective, or lawyer. What would you have said?

                      Robust Services Core | Software Techniques for Lemmings | Articles
                      The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.

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                      englebart
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                      The closest thing to coding is writing geometry proofs. You start with a given state or inputs, and you want to reach a different result or output state. The non-coding aspects of the job are covered well on other posts.

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                      • Greg UtasG Greg Utas

                        My tennis pro asked this, guessing that it would be similar to being a mathematician. I said that was only one aspect, that more often it was like being an engineer, architect, detective, or lawyer. What would you have said?

                        Robust Services Core | Software Techniques for Lemmings | Articles
                        The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.

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                        svella
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                        I've always thought of it most like an animator. [How to MAKE A FLIPBOOK - YouTube](https://youtu.be/Un-BdBSOGKY)

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