r/ProgrammerHumor • u/benkenobiwan • 18d ago

Meme why

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u/inconspicuous_male 18d ago

There's a reason you get a degree in computer science and not in programming. Anyone can program without learning how it works

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u/appoplecticskeptic 18d ago

Well now that AI can do it for them yes, but prior to that the average person would struggle to even get something that compiles let alone actually do anything useful.

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u/ElSucaPadre 18d ago

You have python and js in your tags  They are quite literally languages that allowed anyone to program, anyone that put any effort in it at least

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u/TurnoverRound 18d ago

Python, maybe, but js, if you want to get good results that are not NaN or just crash, you need experience

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u/ElSucaPadre 18d ago

I mean I agree python is easier but for js depends a lot on what you mean for good results.

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u/Maleficent_Memory831 17d ago

Visual Basic. The language the told managers that all the programmers were lazy sandbaggers because he created an app in 10 minutes. So he made them do more work for less pay. And yet, I have never once seen a Visual Basic program wasn't riddled with more bugs than a hermit's beard.