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The Programmer's Paradox: Waterloo Style

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The Programmer's Paradox: Waterloo Style Thursday, April 6, 2023 Waterloo Style When I first started learning how to program, I stumbled onto an extremely strong programming philosophy that was fairly dominant at the University of Waterloo in the 1980s. Before I was exposed, I would struggle with crafting even simple programs. Afterward, for pretty much anything codable, including system’s level stuff like databases, operating systems, and distributed systems, building it was just a matter of being able to carve out enough time to get the work done. Over and over again I’ve tried d

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