Three Strange Definitions of Computer Programming from Edsger Dijkstra - Ron Burk

Three Strange Definitions of Computer Programming Legendary computer scientist Edsger Dijkstra once said - Ron Burk

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[PaulRayIsMe]

What's that on my keyboard?

My Brain!

That was Amazing!

I won't sleep tonight though.

[Truthiness231]

@r32adt3db If there were, they were programmers so they'd simply write:

while (appreciatingSpeech) { clapCount++;

}

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[nikolayzou]

I'm a computer programmer and I like those definitions. Next time someone asks me what I do, will say I create invisible patterns of energy.

[WorthWatchingVv]

could not have said it better myself. it sucks that programmers don't get any true respect from like half the people in the world (unless they cherish their skills). can't wait to join in :)

[Chrisfs59]

@ExhibitMan The speaker is stating that programming is a type of evolution. Just as the existence of multicellular organisms is a fact, and the evidence that they came from single celled organisms is a fact (they share a great deal of DNA to start with), he is stating that the existence of an open source movement where software is exchanged and also written by many people over time, is an example of an evolutionary process. Even disagreeing with that comparison is not saying evol is just theory

[Chrisfs59]

@ExhibitMan The statement 'just a theory' is a misunderstanding of what the word theory means. A theory is not a casual guess.  A theory is an explanation of a process or condition that IS externally verifiable (or in some definitions, externally disprovable.)

There is a large body of evidence that supports the existence of the theory of evolution. It's as incorrect to say evolution is 'just a theory' as it is to say that gravity is 'just a theory' or how our lungs work is 'just a theory'.

[ExhibitMan]

But evolution is just a theory, not a fact. Programming is fact.

[Truthiness231]

@r32adt3db Aw it was nothin'. Programming jokes are easy and rarely do I have a good audience for them ^.^