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Apr 10, 2019 at 19:17
"everyone who thrives at coding is able to deal with mind-bending levels of frustration[...] It's not going to get any better, because the better you get, the harder [it] will be. But the pleasure that comes when you finally get things working is [huge]"
Hello world: Shining a light onto the culture of computer programmers
Hello world: Shining a light onto the culture of computer programmers
Ars chats with tech journalist Clive Thompson about his new book, Coders.

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