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Programmers: Please don't ever say this to beginners (pgbovine.net)
12 points by cocoflunchy on Nov 23, 2014 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



Hrm. It's hard to say that your good example isn't better than the bad. but equally, as an upcoming programmer one should be aware of options, pitfalls, and also attitudes of programmers and how to balance them against their own experiences, desires and perspectives.

So, I think you wrote this for the wrong audience. Instead of targeting programmers (who are notoriously opinionated) you might have a more effective message if you directed it towards the upcoming programmers themselves. Understanding that you will hear such opinions a lot and how to properly cope/respond is far more effective and useful than trying to change the language of programmers everywhere.

That isn't to say there's no value in bringing this type of behavior to light and offering a better way, but I think giving those who are more fragile about it some resilience would have better reach.




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