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Discussion on: Programmers as gardeners

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Ben Halpern

I prefer gardening/landscaping metaphors in general, regardless of stances on TDD. I think "organic" metaphors more aptly describe our relationship with our applications, which grow up, and are more "living and breathing" than things we "architect".

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Raúl Villares • Edited

Selfishly, I'm happy our work is something organic, it means it's not easy for AI to take our place. And it makes me feel somekind special too... Maybe talking philosofy-fiction here!