Has any programming language ever affected your thought process in real life?

[Lost User]

Only one for me is when automated security systems ask "What number is the character X in your mother's maiden name?". I tend to forget normal people don't start counting at 0...

[John Oxley]

^KD is more common for me (Format code) My email client doesn't like it either surprisingly.

[Caslen]

This is called being 'a geek' or 'a nerd'. The most common symptom is to lose the ability to interact socially hence your problems communicating. Fortunately there is a cure - all you have to do is:- "GET A LIFE"

[TGKN]

Well, looks like you're not the only one.. check out this.

[dandy72]

Roger Wright wrote:

No shrink is necessary - just try to keep the conversation at a level of abstraction suitable for your audience, and save the interesting bits for conversations here among your peers.

So, what you're saying is that he's just using the wrong interface? (oh, crap! I have it too! :doh: )

[Clint Helton]

clapHands((areYouHappy() && doYouKnowIt())? true : false));

[Miroslav Bucko]

Teacher: Write "I will not make paper airplanes in the classroom" 50 times on the board. Student:

for(int counter = 0; counter <=50; counter++ )
{
Console.Writeline("I will not make paper airplanes in the classroom ");
}

:) :)

[Jpuckett]

This isn't weird at all. In fact, it has become generally accepted that even the language you first learn (or languages) define your very experience in the world by defining the thought processes and behavioral patterns you exhibit in relation to specific words, phrases or linguistic patterns. See: early works of Sapiri and Whorl re: Language and Behavioral Patterns or Thought Processes -- LMGTFY Link[^] This is even more true among computer scientists. The many experienced (read: been doin' this a while) computer scientists out there are polyglots by necessity since there is no singular language (yet) that can "do it all" markedly simply. --Yes, I realize I can use assembly to write this Web Application provided I write all parts of the Request/Response etc., but I'm not into S&M. Thanks.-- We tend to generalize a problem into our most-used (if not native or first) language before moving to applicable alternatives. Why? Language defines how we view everything. Language itself is meant to convey ideas, pictures, behavioral description, and other concrete or abstract concepts to the listener. For example, in English pronouns are used to relate feminine or masculine traits to individuals. In Spanish, French, and German (as well as other Germanic languages), not only are individiuals feminine or masculine, but also other nouns themselves inherit these attributes. Long story short... No, you're not weird. No matter what anyone says about programming affecting their thought processes: it has. It will. There's no way around it other than perhaps your mind already did it and you were a natural-born programmer. :) Cheers, JP

[Clint Helton]

Thank God! I was starting to wonder... :)

[Dan Neely]

copycat.[^]

The latest nation. Procrastination.

[Matthew Barnett]

If your favourite programming language is C++ then you should see a psychiatrist! :)

[Battlehammer]

More than once I tried to hit Ctrl - F when looking for something in a book or newspaper. I guess programmers are just programmed!

[T800G]

It's not a problem, a bit more time and you'll use your hippocampus for remote debugging. :laugh:

[Alan Burkhart]

Learning a programming language as a creative outlet (I don't do it for a living) actually helped me develop a more logical approach to general problem solving. When faced with something complex, I tend to apply an "If I do this Then Event A happens ElseIf I do that Then Event B happens" approach to finding a solution. Overall, I'd say I've benefited in that regard. It sounds like you just need to remind yourself that not everyone is a programmer or even a competent computer user, and as such their approach to problem solving or even idle conversation will be different from yours (or mine). I encounter this occasionally with my sweet little 88 year-old mom. When she hits me with a blank stare I know I've wandered off into Nerdville.

[PIEBALDconsult]

I'm tempted to use parentheses for clarity in (ordinary communication) instances. One of the things that bugs me is the "Malicious Software Removal Tool"; where do the parentheses go? 0) (Malicious Software) Removal Tool 1) Malicious (Software Removal Tool)

[leonej_dt]

Fortunately, I internally use error codes which the caller functions tend to ignore.

If you can play The Dance of Eternity (Dream Theater), then we shall make a band.

[Alan Burkhart]

The camel case thing hapPens to me someTimes, too alThough not laTely.

[leonej_dt]

Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:

If-else branching: existed long before computers, doesn't count. Looping: OK, excusable in the real world. Inheritance: You need help.

Template metaprogramming? I'm not joking, my girlfriend was talking to me about how hard it is to determine the genre of a movie, and I switched the conversation to talking about how hard categorization is. template <typename _Category, typename _Element> _Category Categorize(const _Element &e) { //... } //... somewhere else Movie m(...); Genre g = Categorize<Genre,Movie>(m);

If you can play The Dance of Eternity (Dream Theater), then we shall make a band.

[nistrum404]

Brilliant, I'll have to try that.

Coffee Brain::MakeCoffee() {

Fridge fridge = Home.Current.GetFridge();

if(!fridge.ContainsMilk) {
throw new NoMilkException();
}
// ... //
}

Matt Dockerty

[leonej_dt]

I use brackets, as parentheses usually mean their contents are secondary ideas.

If you can play The Dance of Eternity (Dream Theater), then we shall make a band.