Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 years agoI knew it all along!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1683arrow-down12
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minus-squareJorgelino@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up35·2 years agoProgrammer here. Can confirm. Coding is just a list of instructions we send to the tiny people inside so they know what to do.
minus-squareSocsa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up19·edit-22 years agoElectrical Engineer here. Electrons are people too! Very tiny, quantum people, with very tiny, quantum hopes, and very tiny, quantum dreams! Science cannot disprove this.
minus-squareMamertine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 years agoIt’s frustrating because they’re so literal when following instructions. I wish they’d do what I want, not what I said.
minus-squareLemminary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoThe trick is to say what you mean ☝🤓
minus-squareEatYouWell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoThat really isn’t a bad metaphor for how the computer processes code.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoThey don’t always listen, though.
minus-squareRizzRustbolt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoThat’s why I’m constantly shoving cookies into the case. So the computer gnomes are happy.
Programmer here. Can confirm. Coding is just a list of instructions we send to the tiny people inside so they know what to do.
Electrical Engineer here. Electrons are people too! Very tiny, quantum people, with very tiny, quantum hopes, and very tiny, quantum dreams!
Science cannot disprove this.
It’s frustrating because they’re so literal when following instructions. I wish they’d do what I want, not what I said.
The trick is to say what you mean ☝🤓
That really isn’t a bad metaphor for how the computer processes code.
pretty much
They don’t always listen, though.
That’s why I’m constantly shoving cookies into the case. So the computer gnomes are happy.