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

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    6 months ago

    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.

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      6 months 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?

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      6 months ago

      I realize you jest, but I bet she did actually debug them by running through them by hand. I’ve found and fixed many bugs via code review without actually running into the bug during a run. Plus wtf else was there to do in the 1800s? Debugging might have been relatively highly entertaining in those days.