Topic 51 | Pragmatic Starter Kit |
Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations we can perform without thinking.
Back when cars were a novelty, the instructions for starting a Model-T Ford were more than two pages long. With modern cars, you just push a button—the starting procedure is automatic and foolproof. A person following a list of instructions might flood the engine, but the automatic starter won't.
Although software development is still an industry at the Model-T stage, we can't afford to go through two pages of instructions again and again for some common operation. Whether it is the build and release procedure, testing, project paperwork, or any other recurring task on the project, it has ...
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