Quantum computation is a distinctively new way of harnessing nature. It will be the first technology that allows useful tasks to be performed in collaboration between parallel universes.
David DeutschRead
If you can’t program it, you haven’t understood it.
Interpretation
True understanding of a concept is proven by one's ability to implement it practically.
David Deutsch's quote emphasizes that comprehension of an idea is not merely theoretical but practical as well. If one cannot translate a concept into a program, it signifies a lack of deep understanding of that concept, as real mastery enables one to apply knowledge effectively in real-world scenarios, particularly in the field of technology and programming.
In practice
In a tech seminar, to emphasize the importance of hands-on experience, one might say, 'Remember, if you can’t program it, you haven’t understood it.'
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