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The best examination I know of why laziness is useful is in this blog post by Lennart Augustsson: http://augustss.blogspot.hu/2011/05/mor ... on-in.html It ...

Whoever said working hard is a virtue never met a programmer. Yes, ditch diggers who work hard generate longer ditches than those who daydream, and farmers who lean into the plough plant more food ...

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