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Don't be a clicker! |
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Sometimes when I notice how some people use their computers (even fellow |
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computer science students) I want to rip out my eyes. |
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They sometimes willingly perform twenty-seven actions of the exact same |
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kind (e.g.: rightclick + download item), while at the same time one |
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could write a short script to do the task in just one call. |
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When I face situations like this, I'd rather go for a programmatic |
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attempt. |
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Confronting them with their behavior, I often get replies like this: |
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"Writing a script takes more time than doing that manually right now." |
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Or they say: "I'm too lazy to write a script." Everytime I hear these |
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words a part of my soul perishes. |
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In my opinion, they overcomplicate their own (computer-)life. Sadly, |
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they see it differently. |
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This aversion, this missing disire to automate things instead of |
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repeating things like stupid, results in obstacles for those who have |
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that desire. People who build what is called "the modern web" often |
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provide content or ressources in way that cannot be accessed in a way |
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that would seem appropriate to me. |
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I claim that, as a programmer, you should aim for the programmatic |
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attempt. Don't be a clicker! The more you use these kinds of automation, |
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the more usecases you'll find in your everyday life. It should feel |
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painfull to you, to not automate things, but instead do the exact same |
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click over and over again. Horrible! |
