## The Lifecycle of Software Objects --Ted Chiang

* Author: u/PeridexisErrant  *put aside fear for courage, and death for life**
* URL: http://subterraneanpress.com/magazine/fall_2010/fiction_the_lifecycle_of_software_objects_by_ted_chiang
* Score: 10

* Created: 2014-09-16T04:55:05

### Post:

[Link to content](http://subterraneanpress.com/magazine/fall_2010/fiction_the_lifecycle_of_software_objects_by_ted_chiang)

### Comments:

> **u/bbrazil** [+5]  *NERV* (3 hours later)
> 
> An interesting look into how people get obsessed with hobbies, this one just happens to sapient.

> **u/alexanderwales** [+4]  *Time flies like an arrow* (9 hours later)
> 
> I enjoyed this, but at times it felt like more of an intellectual exercise than a proper story. But perhaps that's because none of the philosophical/intellectual thoughts in the story were new to me. I actually think I would have cared about the story a lot more if it were in some visual medium where I could see the digients.

>> **u/AmeteurOpinions** [+1]  *Finally, everyone was working together.* (10 hours later)
>> 
>> Agreed some scenes, in particular the car ride, felt like they desperately needed a visual medium for maximum impact.

> **u/Calsem** [+1]  (3 days later)
> 
> I wish the story went on for longer - I liked it.

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