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Andreas Jakof

Programming is much like writing ... a manual.
You describe every step from start to end and if followed correctly, you reach the goal!

Now your job as a programmer is not just writing down the steps, but also coming up with the them.

Ah ... and you are writing for a (literate) baby, that follows each and every instruction to the letter, but shows no initiative and only understands it’s own language.