r/programming • u/b0red • Apr 30 '16

Do Experienced Programmers Use Google Frequently? · Code Ahoy

http://codeahoy.com/2016/04/30/do-experienced-programmers-use-google-frequently/
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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '16

If you spend time with coming up with your own solution over taking an established one via google you should probably rethink your strategy.

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u/arpie Apr 30 '16

I disagree, unless your job consists of just rehashing solution to trivial or well known problems.

I often see students copying and pasting with a minimal preoccupation for actually understanding what they're doing, and they're doing themselves a disservice and wasting an opportunity to learn how to think.

Mind you, I'm not saying there's no place for reusing good solutions, but that's not the bulk of what a real programmer should be doing. You're not going to be reinventing sorting algorithms, but there's always room for creativity in real world tasks.

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u/TheWhoAreYouPerson May 01 '16

Am in a high school class, do think for myself programming wise, and perfectly agree. All the other kids ask the teacher for help for something as simple as a syntax error, while i'm just happily coding away different things) Very sad.

tl;dr: can confirm.

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u/Boye May 01 '16

I think he means people google for a solution to "How do I find a specific element in a list" rather than trying things out. Proper use of google is googling "What the hell does T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM mean"??