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		mlyle 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Escher's art and computer science I do feel it's a bit excessively "this is very deep." But I don't think he's equating himself to Escher; I think he's just saying that Escher's work is a good metaphor for the kinds of thoughts he's engaging in right now-- for a shallow pass of much the same purposes that Hofstadter used Escher and Bach.

dented42 6 months ago [–]

Agreed I think the criticism of this post is largely undeserved. This kind of thinking is an important stepping stone on any developers journey.

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