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At the same time; not everyone became a blacksmith.


Both analogs bear aspects of truth since software has the characteristics of being both a machine (crafted precision tool), as well as being information itself (freely spread & adaptable). Its future is probably some superposition of both.


Similarly, "basic programming" is a spectrum that starts at simple Excel formulas.




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