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Always ALWAYS always *always* avoid subscribing / following to these community, I've learned it on my own, you won't find anything else than broken-ass tutorials, begs for like, or simply sentences that make you feel unconfortable (this one for example). I even find that r/ProgrammerHumor is shit 5 out of 6 times. Devrant aside, I managed to find only 2 or 3 other "communities" that share actual funny or useful content (and boy, did I try)
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dR is better than the cancerous Instagram "programming" community.
"Hey guyz look at my stock photo of a computer screen with code. I'm a 1337 haxor!!"
Half these assholes use bots to increase their followers, and one of these assholes made the bot. Not going to tag them, but if you know it... Well you know it. -
@Bitwise and we have felt this man. "Couldn't you just add this and it will work?" Yeah no shit, i am going to add that, how complex you think it really is?
The area sucks when you get all this "everyone should code" bullshit. Instead of bringing awareness it is just hurting the industry for the same things you described. -
@Drillan767 same here man, i settled in here for my dev community because every other place was making me despise everyone.
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@Drillan767 I've noticed the same on r/programmerhumour. I don't mind newbies, or people still learning, joining in on the convo.
But the amount of traction stupid image posts get leads me to believe that the majority of subscribers don't really know anything about programming.
This obsession with "arrays start at N" is the perfect example of what I'm talking about.
Anyway, great post. -
@bezorp yup, the jokes are funny in some occasions, but hearing a newbie make a vim exit joke for the millionth time is just exhausting
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#Codegirl starting pack:
> MacBook Pro
> latte
> cd cd ls
> HTML or CSS
> cringy dev related t-shirts
> 5 years old programming memes
> fake whiteboard pictures
I have nothing against womans who code, but if you do this only to show up how cool you are, then why do you even waste everyone’s time in the first place?! -
While I do a lot of basic stuff in Javascript, I get what you mean...
the posers are just so fucking annoying (especially those "codergirls" who only show shitty hello world code or something).
Don't get me wrong, I love Javascript and HTML, but atleast show off something interesting...
you're not special cus you're a girl that codes.
Edit: well, you might be "special" (read: handicapped) -
@athlon accurate af
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Geek/nerd culture became mainstream, what did you expect? There are always posers out there, which will always do this with whatever the new trend is. And this leads to the inevitable "my language is more h4x0r than yours". Sigh.
...But that's just the beginning. Ever had to deal with those """developing tools""" which allow you to """create programs""" without coding, dragging and dropping parts of a flowchart? That's what many people (not coders) believe programming should become. Because everyone should be able to so it. After all, we jave stuff like Wordpress and Drupal so monkeys can create websites, why not do the same for everything else? I'd rather see Skynet take over than to live in a future where dumb people use smart AIs to create junk code. -
@rutee07
Fuck (well, not literally) those who sexualize nerdy occupations, I find it so incredibly offensive.
My gf/wife has played esports on a reasonably high level. She doesn't get easily enraged when gaming, but the amount of... well, plain whores in the gaming community is astonishing. It's so sad, they really ruin it for those who are serious about improving their actual skills.
I'm happy that many girls & women feel comfortable as geeks. I grew up in the 80s when both writing code and playing computer games was mostly a "boys thing", and it's truly much better when it's less of a sausage fest. Not for sexual reasons, just because women offer a certain balance in energy, mood, creativity and insights which can go wack in male-only offices.
But imagine if a bunch of men tried to promote more males becoming nurses by showing up in white leather crotchless outfits at hospitals, pretending to be real nurses... That would piss off everyone, regardless of gender. -
@rutee07 Yeah the bad apples on both side of the equation are probably a minority, but the impact is high.
It turns into a very abusive feedback loop, for every man who starts chasing the bait there will be a woman thinking that it's the only way to get appreciated, and her adjusted behavior in turn will make it seem normal to other men and women. -
@norman70688
I'd argue that civilization sets us apart, enables us to distinguish between moments & places where flirting and sexual behavior is appropriate, and where it's not.
Although I keep being disappointed by the monkey population of women twerking their way through life and men playing drum solos on their chests running after their erections.
I'm happy that the average conversational level on devrant is consistently high, that both male and female devs here show off awesome projects and deeper thoughts about their lives instead of Instagram pics of cleavages next to MacBooks.
I mean it's not that I'm conservative, I like porn from vanilla to weird fetishes, I love the sexy flirty social dance, I even think being a whore can be an honorable occupation.
But the "evolutionary programmed sexual hunt" doesn't have to permeate through ALL aspects of life. Sometimes you can just sit down with your cup of coffee and discuss non-hormonal topics, even with the opposite gender.
Development is about beautiful code, creative projects, good designs and innovative tools, not about tits and dicks. -
@Rhinodanny You forgot the quotes.
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@Rhinodanny Much better.
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@musician ew
I am gonna rage for a bit.
Before I start, know this: I diehard love development, computer science and everythjng surrounding it.
The area comes with a very nice and interesting history and cultural impact. In particular, here as it was in the U.S of A. I love it, I love researching till my eyes beg me to stop and my brain fries. I love reading about history and the silicon knights that madd shit happen through digital wizardry.
And you can only imagine how happy I was when I got my shiny lol B.S in Comp Sci, keep it in my office and errthang.
I
Fucking
Love
My
Field
But. I have noticed something recently. In 2018(obviously before that) this new generation has a knack for making things cringey.
What do I mean by that?
Well, shit like that. Is it necessary? Or what about images(multiple) showing stuff like "double tap for your favorite language!"
Why? Why must we be this way? Why do people find a way to shit all over nice things? Is this shit necessary?
I specially hate pictures of girls showing their legs and right next to them a laptop with some basic af css file --->#codergirl ....fuck off.
Or the trillions of code pictures that are only html or some js framework flavor of the week.
Its just retarded man.
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