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We're bad, not in comparison with each other, but in comparison to the external standard of "good enough that we don't need a crutch".

In fact, if you want to be a better (less bad) programmer, learn to use the available crutches more effectively.



Well, it's a bit like saying that computers of the electronic kind are a crutch for bad computers of the human kind.

Or that planes are a crutch for bad travelers who can't fly under their own power.




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