programming
1. The art of debugging a blank sheet of paper (or, in these days of on-line 
editing, the art of debugging an empty file).
 
2. A pastime similar to banging one's head against a wall, but with fewer 
opportunities for reward.
 
3. The most fun you can have with your clothes on (although clothes are not 
mandatory).
 
[Jargon File]
 
(2003-02-12)
 
  
 
  
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