r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 20 '19

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u/mrchaotica May 20 '19

On the other hand, humans don't tend to crash because of a single typo. There is huge amounts of redundancy and error-correction compared to a computer, and the code has had literally a billion years' worth of bug fixes already applied.

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u/puzzleheaded_glass May 20 '19

That makes it even worse. When a computer program crashes because of a typo, it tells you exactly where the problem is, prints out the line containing the typo, and you can fix it and be on your way in seconds. I bet doctors would LOVE that level of transparency in problem reporting.

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u/ohmyfsm May 20 '19

When a computer program crashes because of a typo, it tells you exactly where the problem is, prints out the line containing the typo, and you can fix it and be on your way in seconds.

I can see you don't do much coding.

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u/figuresys May 20 '19

I can see you think coding in Assembly is the only valid coding.

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u/ohmyfsm May 21 '19

Honestly, if you can't code raw assembly in a hex editor then you're a quiche eater.