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The problem is older than I thought... (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 day ago by trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works to c/iiiiiiitttttttttttt@programming.dev

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I guess now we finally know why Babbage never finished building the Analytical Engine.

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[–] bluGill@fedia.io 146 points 1 day ago (3 children)

And then had the wisdom to die before a computer capable of running her programs was invented, thus saving the bother of having to debug them.

[–] notabot@piefed.social 38 points 20 hours ago

Writes code.

Realises that debugging code that was written by the lunatic that is yourself two nights ago is going to be a big part of her life.

dies

We've all had debugging sessions where that feels like the best option. Right?

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 17 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Debugging was easier when all you had to do was spray the room with fly spray and vacuum the tubes.

[–] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 37 minutes ago)

Just that the Analytical Engine she'd have had to debug was all gears and levers and cranks and linkages and shit. One wrong move and it'll take off a finger, or a hand, or more.

In hindsight, if modern computers were like this, probably users would be different, too...

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago

I wouldnt have done anything different