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I've always been curious as to what "normal" people think programming is like. The wildest theory I've heard is "typing ones and zeroes" (I'm a software engineer)

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[-] spongebue@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago

That's actually really accurate when first learning to program. Eventually you figure out how to think like a toddler.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

But then you gotta deal with the teenagers.

You tell them exactly what to do, and they do most of the time, but they can twist words and meanings to come up and do something entirely different when it suits their needs.

[-] TIMMAY@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I cheated, my friends are in IT lol I get to hear a lot of complaints

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