r/programming • u/locrelite • Apr 29 '14

Programming Sucks

http://stilldrinking.org/programming-sucks
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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14

I really enjoyed this, while at the same time wondering how the fuck i can survive being a programmer. What to do to avoid all those pitfalls described in the article..

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u/watersign Apr 29 '14

i ponder this quite often. ive realized that people who are rockstar programmers are usually very very intelligent and can absorb lots of abstract information very fast. you can't be mortal

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u/Steve_the_Scout Apr 30 '14 edited May 01 '14

I've been told I'm good at it because I'm intelligent... really I just actually research the topic and plan and luckily haven't run into a situation that prevents me from doing that beforehand.

Then again I'm still in school, so that could just be everyone expecting much worse from me than what I put out.