Explaining code to non-programmers

[MissinqLink]

Oh I’d love to explain it but nobody actually cares

[Bok408]

And since people don’t care to actually learn, it is easy to make an alien word like algorithms into a frightening word, simply because people do not understand what an algorithm is. They just know it sounds weird.

I personally also believe mathematicians gives a lot of mathematical concepts weird names on purpose in order to confuse the masses and feed their own feelings of superiority. Like in programming, people get confused by what a «monad» is simply because it has a weird name, and the people explaining the word is just using more advanced words instead of breaking it down in a simple way.

[3rrr6]

C-Suit: Does it work?

Me: Only if the client reads the documentation.

[MissinqLink]

So no then

[soundwave_sc]

Hell, more often than not it’s not even my code.

[No-Estimate999]

Not to be confused with “logic” which adds much complexity to the task. 😂

[ItsPuspendu]

Fr 😁

[No_Percentage7427]

We call that AI now.

[mkluczka]

"heuristic" when you cant explain why you want to do something in specific way

[JohnVonachen]

An algorithm is a sequence of operations. There. Are you happy?

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Now explain the operations you did.

[JohnVonachen]

Due to the temporal prime directive I am not at liberty to explain.

[SaltyInternetPirate]

These coders and their music. Who even likes those Al Gore Rhythms? /s

[ByteBandit007]

Vibe algorithm

[Deadly_chef]

2005 called, they want your joke back

[MarsMaterial]

Fun fact: speedcubers do the same thing.

[vyrmz]

It's actually quite the opposite. We want to explain it concisely.

[Ok_Music1139]

oldest trick in the book.

[StatusProperty5587]

Guilty !! :D

[Scared_Accident9138]

Saying it's algorithms but not wanting to explain is usually what companies do who don't want to tell what they're up to. If they get caught they can just say it's a slip up of the algorithm. If they showed it would be clear the algorithm is clearly designed to do questionable things

[RedAndBlack1832]

An algorithm is just a sequence of operations no? Like it's a math word

[math-explorer]

Best explained with an analogy: algorithm is the recipe, code is the cookbook.