If you write programs: good for you. You're a programmer now. Congratulations. I hope you have fun doing it. Mysticism babble isn't required
I'll never get the whole "real programmers" meme. Like doing computers is something sacred and computer people are special. (We're not).
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It seems to be used by programmers for which their own definition does not apply. Unless they were hacking on front panels in the 1940s...
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Yeah you're right, though I'd phrase that as "privileged"; meant "special" slightly differently in this context, like having positive traits
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i see programming as being no different from reading and writing books, everyone is capable of being literate (barring systemic barriers).
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I felt this way for a long time, but some doubts recently (from teaching, actually). It's a _lot_ harder for some folks than others.
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I guess you can find this in every industry. E.g. some banking people also think they’re special and they’re not.
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Or designers.
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But I heard real programmers only use emacs. Just kidding I agree. It's about solving problems for people. Being agnostic to tools helps me.
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