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- initialism computing, humorous Do What I Mean. A wished-for feature in computer systems, offering magical freedom from the often frustrating discrepancies between one's intentions and the effects of a command.
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Examples
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Am I the only person who feels that setting up a proxy in front of an SQL server to catch spelling mistakes and semantic errors and Do What I Mean rather than reporting an error so the developer fixes their code will just lead to endless pain... like every past DWIM system?
Snell-Pym » MySQL Proxy: Oh, no… Why did they have to go and do that? 2007
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Mostly, when we talk about intelligent machines, we're talking about machines with a DWIM function.
Maximum PC all RSS Feed David Gerrold 2009
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The reason computers can't do DWIM is because often even humans can't do DWIM, so how do they program a machine to do it?
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The reason computers can't do DWIM is because often even humans can't do DWIM, so how do they program a machine to do it?
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The reason computers can't do DWIM is because often even humans can't do DWIM, so how do they program a machine to do it?
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Given that the science of Artificial Intelligence is still in its infancy, even after all these years, no machine is able to implement the DWIM instruction: Do What I Meant.
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Given that the science of Artificial Intelligence is still in its infancy, even after all these years, no machine is able to implement the DWIM instruction: Do What I Meant.
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The reason computers can't do DWIM is because often even humans can't do DWIM, so how do they program a machine to do it?
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The reason computers can't do DWIM is because often even humans can't do DWIM, so how do they program a machine to do it?
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Given that the science of Artificial Intelligence is still in its infancy, even after all these years, no machine is able to implement the DWIM instruction: Do What I Meant.
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