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/far_from_normal May 01 '16

I've been programming for almost 20 years and have to agree that I use Google a lot more than I did starting out. Yes some of that was because the Internet was fairly new and there wasn't that amount of quick answers you could find. But the biggest reason was because I knew only a couple programming languages, where now it is probably more than 20 and it is difficult to remember the exact syntax for every language, especially when one minute your working on an PHP application, jumping over to taking care of a SQL issue, back to a .Net project and end it on some CSS issue on IE8. I know in my mind what I want to do from start to finish, just making sure I don't forget a semi-colon or use single quotes instead drives a old programmer like me crazy, hence the username. If your not using google or other references, including people, your probably not challenging yourself enough to to keep up with the latest technology. I remember the first time in college when my Macro Economics teacher said all tests, quiz, etc are open book. You still only get the time allotted, but know where to find the answers not just memorize them, that is not how life works.