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Discussion on: That time when programming saved my life

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Adam

Out of curiosity, what was you expecting? Without knowing the thoughts Arik was having or the feelings he felt, I think it's unfair to assume that it didn't actually save his life. Unless you expected a javaScript bullet proof vest or something else that would physically save a life?

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Shy Shalom

I expected to read about how programming saved his life. Considering the title states that programming saved his life, I don't think that's such an exaggerated expectation. I was not expecting the article to end without any mention what so ever of the life saving promised in the title.

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Adam

Okay that's fair enough if you need it to be literally typed out to receive that message. I read the whole thing too and my assumption was that he felt his life had been saved when something happened that allowed him to take a completely different life path. As an example, My life was saved when my son was born, although strangely enough I wasn't in life threatening danger either.