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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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popcar2 Feb 26, 2024

That just because I’m a programmer that must mean I’m a master of anything technology related and can totally help out with their niche problems.

“Hey computer guy, how do I search for new channels on my receiver?”

“Hey computer guy, my excel spreadsheet is acting weird”

My friend was a programmer and served in the army, people ordered him to go fix a sattelite. He said he has no idea how but they made him try anyways. It didn’t work and everyone was disappointed.

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BustinJiber

“Sometimes when somebody called it shows up up here but normally it covers the screen and I can see the name.” Like I have no idea how those businesses fix people’s phones, when they hear this kind of instructions. Makes me tear my hair out.