Comment by agentultra
15 days ago
I think we can drop the "real-world," qualifier as it is unlikely there is an "imaginary-world" that we write programs for.
What engineering merits did you have in mind?
15 days ago
I think we can drop the "real-world," qualifier as it is unlikely there is an "imaginary-world" that we write programs for.
What engineering merits did you have in mind?
Real world in this contexts contrasts the world of programs that nobody needs or uses. Programs that are written for amusement or with no stringent requirements.
> it is unlikely there is an "imaginary-world" that we write programs for
I think academia is typically what's meant as an imaginary world, along with play that may be in reference to no world at all.