Comments on: How to explain programming to your Mum http://www.programming4scientists.com/2009/08/18/how-to-explain-programming-to-your-mum/ Software development wisdom and common-sense for the scientist-programmer Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:05:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Harlan http://www.programming4scientists.com/2009/08/18/how-to-explain-programming-to-your-mum/comment-page-1/#comment-490 Harlan Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:05:20 +0000 http://www.programming4scientists.com/?p=583#comment-490 Excellent! I find it hard to explain to non-programmers the sorts of things I do in my daily job. This short article definitely helps. Excellent! I find it hard to explain to non-programmers the sorts of things I do in my daily job.

This short article definitely helps.

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]]> By: Robere http://www.programming4scientists.com/2009/08/18/how-to-explain-programming-to-your-mum/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Robere Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:04:26 +0000 http://www.programming4scientists.com/?p=583#comment-356 Good explanation, just don't say mathematics. Computers are better than people at arithmetic, but certainly not logic/mathematics. Good explanation, just don’t say mathematics. Computers are better than people at arithmetic, but certainly not logic/mathematics.

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