Leslie Lamport quote goes viral again: coding is to programming as typing is to writing
gdechichi · x · 2026-10-18
A reshared Leslie Lamport quote is resonating in the AI coding era: "Coding to Programming is what Typing to Writing is." The distinction — mechanical code-writing vs. designing program structure — is increasingly relevant as AI takes over the former.
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