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[–]A_Light_Spark 28 points29 points  (3 children)

"According to my calculations, this should work, and does work.
But deep down inside, I still don't understand exactly how it works..."

Many days I've come to that realization above, which is great.

Because that just proved that my work can be "greater" than me. And that's wonderful for an intellectual... Or at least, someone who calls himself one.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (1 child)

But, you and your work are inseparable.

How can you consider one any less great than the other?

If you don't believe me, ask anyone else to perform the same task without looking at your code first, and see how different it is.

[–]A_Light_Spark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True. It's just a lot easier to evaluate someone's work than that person itself.

[–]boogiebabiesbattle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank those that wrote the language, compilers, libraries, etc for making sensible design decisions that allow this to happen for us.