MrOzwaldManJun 11, 2024

I hate programming, why did I choose this field.

https://lemmy.ml/post/16742521

I hate programming, why did I choose this field. - Lemmy

TL;DR: Stupid mistake, made by hours waste. Basically, I was extracting date from the SQL db, and it was not displaying. I tried everything, heck I even went to chatgpt, and copilot. Two and half hours of trying every single thing under the sun, you know what was the issue? SELECT task, status, id FROM mainWorkSpace WHERE user_id = @user_id I FUCKING FORGOT TO ADD ‘date’ TO THE DAMN QUERY. TWO AND HALF HOURS. I was like, “Ain’t no way.” as I scrolled up to the query and there it was, a slap in the face, and you know what was the fix? SELECT task, status, date, id FROM mainWorkSpace WHERE user_id = @user_id Moral of the story, don’t become a programmer, become a professional cat herder instead.

Show threadRedactedJun 11, 2024

You didn’t add the date field to your query and couldn’t work out why it didn’t return the missing field for over 2 hours?

Perhaps SQL isn’t for you as things get waaaaay more finicky than that.

Show threadArbiterXeroJun 11, 2024

You’ve never made a silly mistake where you “can’t see the forest for the trees”?

It happens to the best of us

Show threadRedactedJun 11, 2024

Yes of course, but it’s not the sort of thing I’d make a rant post criticising the entirety of programming about.

It’s like going to a mathematics forum and declaring “Guyz I forgot to carry a 1, screw Maths.”

I think this may be a symptom of overreliance on AI for learning to code. AI won’t help as it doesn’t know the schema and if you can’t figure it out yourself I really think it’s time to go back to basics to fill the gaps in your knowledge without the crutch of ChatGPT.

Show threadArbiterXeroJun 11, 2024

Because developers are all logical and don’t EVER show anger at the systems they’re working on…. Hahahaha…

I mean I personally wouldn’t post about it, but I’d probably rant over lunch at my stupidity…

Show threadRedactedJun 11, 2024

There’s a difference between ranting to your coworkers at lunch about a stupid mistake and typing out a full rage essay.

Imagine the state of the sub if we all did that… Wait…

Show threadArbiterXeroJun 11, 2024

Oh I’m not encouraging it, personally I just ignore the rants like that….

But at the same time, I can identify the emotion that drew the person to do it.

Show threadRedacted
Got it, you don’t call out the change you want to see in the world. How brave.
Jun 11, 2024 at 1:30pmWeb
Show threadArbiterXeroJun 11, 2024

I ignored OP’s statements, not yours.

You’ll find I replied to you and not them, but I appreciate your condescension in the midst of being wrong.

Ranting about problem you had and being dramatic about it? No problem, I get it. I’m here to be supportive of your struggles. I’ll absolutely defend someone that is being dramatic over their own mistakes, we’re all our own biggest critics. Beyond that, I’ll ignore it and let them get through their own emotions.

Feeling the need to judge someone over it? Yeah, YTA here and you’ll find that coworkers don’t like you for it. It’s unpleasant, and unnecessary.

Do you enjoy it when people point out your faults and say “maybe the tech world isn’t for you?”

…… but you’re not going to see it that way at all. You’ll create some meaningless “but it’s different” argument because you feel the need to defend your actions rather than reflect on them.

Have a nice day, I’m done.

Show threadRedactedJun 11, 2024
Wow ok chill.
Show threadArbiterXeroJun 11, 2024

Yeah, being called out and unnecessarily put to task is unpleasant, isn’t it?

The irony is spectacular.

Have a nice day.

Show threadRedactedJun 11, 2024

Completely put to task, yep really got me there. I will never see the world in the same way again.

Also, I don’t think you understand what irony means.

You too.

Show threadArbiterXeroJun 12, 2024

Nice edit, this wasn’t the original message lol.

You were unnecessarily rude and you know it.

Show threadRedactedJun 12, 2024

My original message was “Wow ok chill.”

You had an unnecessarily emotional reaction to that so I elaborated to clarify.

Where I’m from people are way ruder than anything I said here so perhaps I misjudged the room. However, calling it out seems to have had the desired response as since posting OP went and apologised for his anger.

I in turn apologise for my rudeness to them.