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Hey phigan!

On Thu, 25 Dec 2025 13:50:26 -0700, you wrote:

 > Like it or not, when you're scripting you're laying out a set of
 > instructions for the computer to perform, in whatever language, and
 > that's pretty much programming (these days).

I don't think I could ever call myself a programmer because I can write a bash
script that changes directories a few times and runs already compiled
programs, simply because I don't want to do it manually every time.
Automation, maybe. Programming, not so much.

Regards,
Nick

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