On: Law for Computer Scientists (2020)

[gamblor956]

Generally, what the average programmer "knows" about the law is the equivalent to what the average lawyer "knows" about programming: the superficial, easy stuff that you can pick up without any actual training or effort.

[trashtester → gamblor956]

Virtually every grown-up will interact with the law multiple times per day, especially traffic laws. Half the population has not written a single computer program in their life.

[gamblor956 → trashtester]

Virtually every grown-up will use a computer multiple times per day, even all day.

That is the same level of interaction as your example.

[trashtester → gamblor956]

I didn't argue about "using a computer", only about "programming".

I agree that "using a computer" is an experience most people will have a similar exposure to as they have to legal matters.

"Programming" is more analogous to writing litigation documents or contracts, where formal errors tend to have very bad consequences.