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by javier10e6 1756 days ago
One well written document can spin out many programs. One well written program cannot spin out a well written document. Is up to savvy developers and ultimately a computer to give thumbs up to a program. A document on the other hand has a subjective bar for approval. When documents and programs clash (the program not doing exactly what the document asks), to people's chagrin, the program wins.