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		eternityforest on Sept 19, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 64-bit bank balances ‘ought to be enough for anybo... So accountants are like number detectives doing what's essentially debugging work just like a coder would?

marcosdumay on Sept 19, 2023 [–]

They design the system, detect the failures, explain and correct them. So, their work even is more like programing than your comment implies.

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