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What are some common misconceptions about programming that you'd like to debunk? (self.programming)
submitted 9 months ago by mac to c/programming
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

People think computer as magic. That would be nice to make people understand that it's not. That's pretty much a dumb machine where we put our intelligence to work.

[–] embed_me 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oh yeah? Then why do dem computers don't work without dem magic crystals?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

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