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0 pointskoonsolo4y ago0 comments

So you write code in machine language? Or are you writing in a language that tries to be readable by English speaking humans?

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Or they write it for themself and not _other_ humans.

j7ake4y ago

Your future self can be seen as “other” humans given a long enough time frame.

Anybody who has looked at their own code done more than 5 years ago can surely attest.

5 years is optimistic. A lunch break can be enough.

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Or they write it for themself and not _other_ humans.

j7ake4y ago

Your future self can be seen as “other” humans given a long enough time frame.

Anybody who has looked at their own code done more than 5 years ago can surely attest.

5 years is optimistic. A lunch break can be enough.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse