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4 billion if statements (andreasjhkarlsson.github.io)

submitted 9 months ago by savvywolf@pawb.social to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] firecat@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The problem with if is the answer comes from user. There’s no mathematical reason or scientific explanation, only programmer who thinks the answer should include the subject.

[–] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

True...

But even on a more metaphorical level, every single thing that has or will happen in this universe, down to even the smallest quantum fluctuations could be encapsulated into IF statements as long as you had enough of them.