People who aren't translators think translation is just simply substituting words from one language to those of another. Translators know better. It's an art, a craft, a complex, multidisciplinary skill.
Why are so many programmers the exact opposite? Why do they value their own craft so little that they enthusiastically convince themselves autocorrect can do it? That there is no art, no joy, no expression in the creation of code?
Is this why software has been getting worse for like two decades now? Have programmers forgotten they're artisans, not robots?
Thom, a squirrel 🐿️
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