One of the dumb things in programming has to do with feeling entitled to understand code as soon as you read it
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Replying to @BagelDaughter
culturally we express this entitlement by ridiculing languages and code with "bad style"
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Replying to @BagelDaughter
it is an outlet for frustration, but it is a dumb way of expressing it that confuses people about what needs to change
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Replying to @fire__exit
we need a programming culture that values emotional maturity and reverence for the endless layers of abstraction and detail
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Replying to @BagelDaughter @fire__exit
don't just teach "you'll get it eventually" or "you're not smart enough", but "contending with the code is an emotional journey"
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Replying to @BagelDaughter @fire__exit
some people need to learn not to feel shame when they don't immediately get it, some need to learn not to trust their ...
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... initial reading. Most people need to learn not to conflate code and the underlying ideas, even on a micro scale
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