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		otabdeveloper4 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My AI skeptic friends are all nuts > working code that just doesn’t quite do what I asked Code that doesn't do what you want isn't "working", bro. Working exactly to spec is the code's only job.

lukan 5 months ago [–]

It is a bit ambiguous I think, there is also the meaning of "the code compiles/runs without errors". But I also prefer the meaning of, "code that is working to the spec".

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