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Why programming is difficult

Joe Armstrong · 7 Feb 2014

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  1. Our reading

    Programming becomes extremely difficult once the program, its input and its output must be beautiful, documented and correct.

    Their wordsWith these added constraints programming becomes extremely difficult.

  2. Our reading

    Programs that have to be maintained must have beautiful, well-documented inputs and code.

    Their wordsFor program that have to be maintained the opposite to the last scenario is true. The inputs to the program and the program itself must be beautiful and well-documented.

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