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by moralestapia 151 days ago
That's not what Iatrogenesis means, though ...

Unless you plan to give medicine to your code.
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TaupeRanger 151 days ago
“That’s not what Bug means though, unless you plan to put literal insects inside your computer”
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moralestapia 151 days ago
Iatro- means medicine ...

Check a dictionary or something.

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TaupeRanger 151 days ago
“Bug” is derived from “bugge”, which means “scarecrow or goblin”. Check a dictionary or something.
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moralestapia 151 days ago
I never said your analogy was valid, but the opposite.

Read carefully.

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TaupeRanger 150 days ago
The analogy is valid. Words originally used for one purpose can be used to describe analogous situations outside of the original definition. Read...anything.
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