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Lest we forget "computer" and "compiler" were once job descriptions, and (if I'm not mistaken) the "coder" was the person who punched the cards while the "programmer" was the person who fed those cards into the card reader. Timesharing systems and teletypes changed everything.

Software developers often talk about how automation changes peoples' lives but sometimes forget how much of their own industry was disrupted by automation.




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