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Xipe Totec

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2. I've often remarked that programs reflect the quality of thought of the developers.

Reply to appmanga (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 09:31 PM

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Programming languages are just as expressive as natural languages. So if you can't express coherent thoughts in a natural language, you sure as hell can't do it in a programming language.

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