Programming today is...

"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning."

Rich Cook

"Programming today is a [...] software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs[...] to produce bigger and better idiots.[...]"

"Programming today is a [...] striving [...] to produce bigger and better idiots.[...]"

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