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Gianni R Feb 26, 2024

What are the craziest misconceptions you’ve heard about programming from people not familiar with it?

What are the craziest misconceptions you’ve heard about programming from people not familiar with it? - Lemmy

As someone who spends time programming, I of course find myself in conversations with people who aren’t as familiar with it. It doesn’t happen all the time, but these discussions can lead to people coming up with some pretty wild misconceptions about what programming is and what programmers do. - I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. So, I thought it would be interesting to ask.

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KISSmyOS Feb 26, 2024

The worst and most common misconception is that I can fix their Windows issues from a vague description they give me at a party.

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anamethatisnt Feb 26, 2024

Isn’t the solution to send them this link? ;-)
distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major

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KISSmyOS

No, it’s this link:

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linux/install#step-2---…

How to download and install Linux

Download and install Linux in this tutorial that covers how to choose a distribution, how to use the install command with Windows Subsystem for Linux, create a bootable USB for Bare-metal, or set up a Virtual Machine.