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a: Misplaced semicolon ~
b: sports car with one piston out of line

What: "Coding taught me the shape of logic, the value of brevity, and the attention to detail that debugging requires. I learned that a beautiful program with a single misplaced semicolon is like a sports car with one piston out of line. Both are dead machines, functionally indistinguishable from junk. I learned that you are good enough to build things that do what they are supposed to do, or you are not."

Useful?
Writer: Kevin Carey
LCC:
Where:
Date: Oct 15 2013 8:13 PM



a: Active immunity ~
b: making a pie

What:

"Active immunity is like making a pie.. Passive immunity is simply buying a pie. The end result is the same whether you make a pie or buy it, but with active immunity, ? is gained, and immune products can be made over and over again."


Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Aug 9 2014 3:36 PM



a: motor association area ~
b: a map of the body

What:

"the primary motor association area is like a map of the body as it contains neurons that control contractions of muscles in different parts of the body. adjacent muscles are controlled
by adjacent neurons."


Useful?
Writer: Rhiannon Sander - David
LCC:
Where:
Date: Dec 9 2014 7:07 PM



a: rock cycle ~
b: bicycle

What:

"The rock cycle is like a bicycle. It only operates when energy is applied."


A work sheet on the rock cycle...


Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where:
Date: Jan 13 2015 12:43 PM



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