Kids today ...
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I wonder if other industries are populated with the sort of person who posts questions like:
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Iam unable to find the code for [redacted]. Ihave been searching for [redacted] but didnt found any exact code. Please help
Do they really believe that the job of a developer consists purely of Cut & Paste? Discuss.
I call them Jimmy Kodes[^]. A few characteristics includes, 1. They never wanted to be developers/programmers. 2. They took a course about programming, by being impressed by Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page etc. 3. Even if you give them code, they would come back and say, how to deploy it? Finally, I have learnt that the solution to them is only to ignore them or at best, give them a RTFM look! :laugh:
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
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In this day and age where youth are programmed to have their thinking done for them, I do not find this surprising. My experience as a lead tech for a service department says yes, there are other afflicted industries. The electronic technicians that are turned out these days are unable to troubleshoot effectively but they are good* at swapping parts until the device works. *Good being far to generous a term to describe their skills as an electronic technician.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
S Houghtelin wrote:
at swapping parts until the device works
That one kills me, when asked why they chose that part to replace, you get the deer-in-headlights look along with the crickets chirping sound. If you're 'lucky' you'll get the "well it worked before....on a different problem".
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I call them Jimmy Kodes[^]. A few characteristics includes, 1. They never wanted to be developers/programmers. 2. They took a course about programming, by being impressed by Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page etc. 3. Even if you give them code, they would come back and say, how to deploy it? Finally, I have learnt that the solution to them is only to ignore them or at best, give them a RTFM look! :laugh:
The shit I complain about It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem ~! Firewall !~
Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan wrote:
...give them a RTFM look!
You're one of thoooose guys... :laugh:
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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I wonder if other industries are populated with the sort of person who posts questions like:
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Iam unable to find the code for [redacted]. Ihave been searching for [redacted] but didnt found any exact code. Please help
Do they really believe that the job of a developer consists purely of Cut & Paste? Discuss.
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Writing code is hard! Well, actually, it's all that thinking you have to do before writing the code.
PIEBALDconsult wrote:
Well, actually, it's all that thinking you have to do before writing the code.
And if not, all that thinking afterwards chasing bugs!
Computers have been intelligent for a long time now. It just so happens that the program writers are about as effective as a room full of monkeys trying to crank out a copy of Hamlet. The interesting thing about software is it can not reproduce, until it can.
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I wonder if other industries are populated with the sort of person who posts questions like:
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Iam unable to find the code for [redacted]. Ihave been searching for [redacted] but didnt found any exact code. Please help
Do they really believe that the job of a developer consists purely of Cut & Paste? Discuss.
If the "role" is a "coder" or "developer", then they typically can handle only rote tasks. In other words yes, that is what it is. If however, they are a Software Engineer or Architect then absolutely not. An engineer needs to think about the big picture and how things will come together. The architect must not only be concerned about that but also how things are maintained or tested and even extended. Asking this of someone that has little to no design study or work experience is a foul on the employers part. In the future (and maybe already today) our industry will have its version of "the burger flipper". I would get use to it. They have their place and we need them and often they will step up and be actual engineers.
Computers have been intelligent for a long time now. It just so happens that the program writers are about as effective as a room full of monkeys trying to crank out a copy of Hamlet. The interesting thing about software is it can not reproduce, until it can.
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Do programmers gain exp by copy and paste?
You mean like in Dungeons & Dragons? With the option to become a dual class Developer/Paladin when you reach level 15?
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns. -
I wonder if other industries are populated with the sort of person who posts questions like:
Quote:
Iam unable to find the code for [redacted]. Ihave been searching for [redacted] but didnt found any exact code. Please help
Do they really believe that the job of a developer consists purely of Cut & Paste? Discuss.
Richard MacCutchan wrote:
I wonder if other industries are populated with the sort of person who posts questions like:
Yes, particularly the medical industry. Copy and paste this diagnosis on the patient, it saves money, gets the patient out the door, and who cares if they die, we saved the insurance companies a bundle. Marc
Imperative to Functional Programming Succinctly Contributors Wanted for Higher Order Programming Project! Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
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You mean like in Dungeons & Dragons? With the option to become a dual class Developer/Paladin when you reach level 15?
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.Then copy & paste is the basic move that helps leveling before lvl 15. ;P And then different activities are suitable for different dual classes. :java: Developer/Paladin:thumbsup: Developer/Merchant Developer/Healer Developer/Prince Developer/King Developer/Bard Developer/Mage Developer/Necromancer Developer/Ranger Developer/Thief :-D
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Then copy & paste is the basic move that helps leveling before lvl 15. ;P And then different activities are suitable for different dual classes. :java: Developer/Paladin:thumbsup: Developer/Merchant Developer/Healer Developer/Prince Developer/King Developer/Bard Developer/Mage Developer/Necromancer Developer/Ranger Developer/Thief :-D
I am chaotic evil too :-)
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.