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		taylodl 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: I Lost Joy of Programming If you see "programming" as "writing code" then I can see where that joy is lost. If you see "programming" as "creating software" then you can maintain that joy. I would argue the goal has always been to write less code. That has driven the design of programming languages for the past 50 years.

card_zero 6 months ago | [–]

But if you see programming as creating the semantics of software, it's unclear whether being limited to design documents is satisfactory.

baal80spam 6 months ago | [–]

Thanks for this. It helps to rethink one's motives.

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