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by gozur88 3769 days ago
>I've never seen a physician spend more than a few minutes trying to diagnose an illness.

I have. The physician's debug loop just takes a lot longer than a programmer's. He orders tests, then waits days for them to come back before ordering more tests. This can go on for months. Then he prescribes something, and has you take it for a few weeks. Did that help? No? Try this instead. Etc.