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by Shared404 2160 days ago
> Programming shouldn't be (just) thought of as engineering, but also as simply giving the computer complex instructions.

I really like this phrasing. I'm not really an engineer. My code is mostly rough, but it is functional and does what I need it to. I don't program to build a skyscraper, I program so my computer can do a thing I need it to do.