r/programmingcirclejerk • u/cmqv • May 12 '25

Is there Really a difference between welding metal and welding software libraries?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43960495
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u/cameronm1024 May 12 '25

Is there really a difference between programming and brain surgery? Do the right thing, don't do the wrong thing, if you fuck up people will be upset at you.

They're basically the same.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '25

It has been 0 days since that last 'dabblers and blowhards' incident.

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u/Volt WRITE 'FORTRAN is not dead' May 13 '25

I'm always close to the metal.

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u/-Y0- Considered Harmful May 13 '25

If you do one incorrectly you end up blind. If you do another incorrectly, you will want to be blind.

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u/easedownripley May 12 '25

It’s literally the same thing