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submitted 11 months ago by httpjames@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I've always been curious as to what "normal" people think programming is like. The wildest theory I've heard is "typing ones and zeroes" (I'm a software engineer)

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[-] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago
[-] httpjames@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

Waiting for code to compile and deploy is a productivity killer, but it gives me short breaks

[-] xkforce@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)
[-] TootSweet@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Only if you're writing code that someone else wants you to write in a language you hate because your paycheck depends on it. As a side gig for your own pleasure with roughly total autonomy, it can be very fulfilling.

this post was submitted on 06 Jan 2024
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