In my last post about the terrible ironies of programming, I foreshadowed the next terrible irony: Plus being at a computer and away from people is pretty attractive for weird little nerds who aren’t good with people So many people go into programming thinking they’ll be left alone to code then find out programming is fundamentally a team sport. Even I used to joke that I didn’t decide to work.. Read More| melreams.com
There are a bunch of bitterly ironic things about the software industry. Let’s talk about one of them! Programmers love to feel smart and chose a profession that makes us feel stupid all the freaking time. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like feeling smart but let’s be honest, programmers really like feeling smart. So many of us were weird nerds as kids and being smart was the one thing.. Read More| melreams.com