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by CamperBob2 1332 days ago
That's an awesome saying -- I'm surprised I've never heard it. It remains true after a LOT of mutation.

The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it's too late.

The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a program is doing until it's too late.

The trouble with programs is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it's too late.

The trouble with programs is that you can never tell what a program is doing until it's too late.

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The trouble with aphorisms is that you can never tell what an aphorism is saying until it's too late.
I hear it's worse in those languages where the subject comes last.