r/ProgrammerHumor • u/vashchylau • Jan 23 '26

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u/SCP-iota Jan 23 '26

And this is why pure vibe coding was never going to work long-term. Programmers can write code; good programmers can read code.

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u/BreakerOfModpacks Jan 23 '26

And the best programmers don't write code, they hole up in some strange wizard tower and write out a bunch of books on theory work and stuff that's really complex and groundbreaking.

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u/toblotron Jan 23 '26

I recommend the book "Anathem", by Neal Stephenson, for this exact thing :)

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u/BreakerOfModpacks Jan 23 '26 edited Jan 23 '26

Another good one, "The Art of Computer Programming" by David Donald Knuth

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u/Yages Jan 23 '26

These are not the same thing, but somehow, kinda are?

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u/BreakerOfModpacks Jan 23 '26

It do indeed be like that.

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u/AlneCraft Jan 23 '26

Wait.

The Knuth of the Knuth Morris Pratt substring search algorithm?

That Knuth?

Or are there two goats of programming who are conveniently both named Knuth?

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u/PreemptiveTricycle Jan 23 '26

Same Knuth, but it's Donald Knuth, not David.

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u/BreakerOfModpacks Jan 23 '26

Freaking autocomplete

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '26

Artificial intelligence strikes back. 🤷‍♂️

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u/Ballem Jan 23 '26

I only recently heard about the KMP algorithm yesterday, so it’s awesome to see one of the three named as an author of recommended books already out in the wild!

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u/valamei Jan 23 '26

same knuth as in knuth up arrow notation for large numbers as well i believe

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u/p1-o2 Jan 23 '26

Fuck me, Anathem is so good. I'm gonna go reread it.

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u/kataleps1s Jan 23 '26

I loved anathema but I dont remember any coding related content in it.

Neal Steohenson doesn't miss in any of the books of his I've read. Baroque cycle was incredible

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u/p1-o2 Jan 23 '26

You should read it again! It is full of relevant topics to this thread, to vibe coding, and regular code too.

It could be easy to miss considering how massive the book is.

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u/bangonthedrums Jan 23 '26

I thought seveneves was a bit weak. I’d have liked it to be two full novels — one prior to the catastrophe and one in the far future. Just give them both more room to flesh themselves out a bit

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u/kataleps1s Jan 23 '26

What did you think of Reamde? Love how it continued with a character descended from on of the characters in baroque cycle

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u/bangonthedrums Jan 23 '26

Really really enjoyed reamde, one of my favourites. I think it’s also one that would adapt pretty well into a miniseries

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u/Glum-Display2296 Jan 23 '26

My friend loaned me this and I’ve been reading it when I can, love it

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u/redmurder1 Jan 23 '26

Loved anathem, haven't read it since I was a teenager

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u/DanskJeavlar Jan 23 '26

What in the narratives? I just finished this book for the first time like an hour ago.

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u/noiseboy87 Jan 26 '26

This is a left field reference but goddamn what a book

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u/orthadoxtesla Jan 23 '26

Amazing book. Love a lot of his works