As someone who spends time programming, I of course find myself in conversations with people who aren’t as familiar with it. It doesn’t happen all the time, but these discussions can lead to people coming up with some pretty wild misconceptions about what programming is and what programmers do.

  • I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. So, I thought it would be interesting to ask.
  • Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    That IT subject matter like cybersecurity and admin work is exactly the same as coding,

    At least my dad was the one who bore the brunt of that mistake, and now I have a shiny master’s degree to show to all the recruiters that still don’t give my resume a second glance!

    • homoludens@feddit.de
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      8 months ago

      “But why? It both has to do with computers!” - literally a project manager at my current software project.