gfodor: Programmers should try to replace themselves with machines — and never quite succeed
yacineMTB · x · 2026-10-08
gfodor replies to a developer that the programmer's job has always been to figure out how to replace yourself with a machine. The good news, he says, is this strategy never quite succeeds — and each failed attempt recursively points you at what to build next.
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