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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 8 Nov 2018

    Explained to my 9 yo how programming works: 1. You have something you want to do. 2. You write code to do it. 3. The code doesn't work. 4. You fix the mistakes. 5. When the program works, you realize your idea was wrong. 6. You fix the idea. 7. Goto 2.

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      1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 8 Nov 2018

        The difference between CS classes and actual programming is that CS classes only include steps 2 through 4.

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      2. jed  🏳️‍🌈‏ @j3dph 8 Nov 2018
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        Love how this loops and has an if-else statement

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      2. Bob Sheth‏ @bobsheth 8 Nov 2018
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        great but that's like an infinite loop to madness as no idea is perfect. needs some kind of satisfaction based break clause.

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      3. Nikolay Tsenkov‏ @NikolayTsenkov 8 Nov 2018
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        It is an infinite loop. Just like you never stop iterating on your products.

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      2. David Nicholas Williams‏ @davnicwil 8 Nov 2018
        Replying to @sriramn78 @sriram_iyengar @paulg

        Step 5.1 You realise you shouldn't have wasted time on the tests

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      1. will samedy‏ @WilliamSamedy 8 Nov 2018
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        Explained to my 4 yo how to make decisions: 1. You have something you have to do. 2. Act as if you don't know

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      2. Stephen Murphy‏ @Stephen_thinks 8 Nov 2018
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        Shouldn't there be a 'think about how to do it' step?

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      3. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 8 Nov 2018
        Replying to @Stephen_thinks

        For me that tends to be step 2.

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