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liamkearney 74 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: OpenBSD Innovations

No, writing them over and over is literally what evolves computer science. Not having to write them over and over is what improves software. They’re different.

hulitu 74 days ago [–]

> No, writing them over and over is literally what evolves computer science.

If this is the way computer science evolves, it is safe to say that it evolves at the same pace as life.

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