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What are some common misconceptions about programming that you'd like to debunk? (programming.dev)

submitted 9 months ago by mac@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev

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[–] PoY@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

less about programming, more about programmers: just because you can code an app doesn't mean you know jack shit about anything else.. politics included

so many software engineers think they're the only one who understands the world and that they are the one to have the final say in any discussion

i think that stems from their outrageous overpayment

[–] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He's getting downvoted but he's right.

The hubris of a dev thinking they can solve a non tech problem with tech that they know nothing about, it's almost unmatched.

[–] Miaou@jlai.lu 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Maybe he's getting downvoted for his US defaultism.

[–] Cirk2@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago

This also works the other way round:

The best programmers won't be able to fix you clunky mess of bureaucracy by making it digital.