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The mockery/bullying that happens around technology decisions in the field is regrettable. It's really unfortunate that this kind of behavior turned you off of
by usea 10y ago
The mockery/bullying that happens around technology decisions in the field is regrettable. It's really unfortunate that this kind of behavior turned you off of programming or any curious pursuit. That's not cool. Definitely do not let this attitude affect you at all.
But it's also not a behavior that is particularly uncommon outside of software. It's a kind of tribalism that you often see in communities everywhere. Sometimes people get picky and petty over their interests, careers, hobbies, etc. Game console choice, child-raising, criminal justice, fashion, anywhere the word "proper" is used. People are quick to get emotional about things they care about, and act out of emotion. I'm not excusing it, but it's pervasive. I know I'm guilty of it sometimes.
I hope I've never turned anybody off of learning with that kind of attitude.
- dionidium 10y agoI don't want anybody to get turned off from anything they want to do, but I think it's worth realizing that we used to see tribalism as a badge of honor. You don't feel like you belong when you're young or just starting out because you don't yet belong. I remember reading programming blogs when I was starting to program and instead of feeling like those guys were elitist jerks who were excluding me, I thought, man, you know, I want to someday know as much as they do.
- kwhitefoot 10y agoThe ones you wanted to emulate were probably not the elitist jerks, at least, I hope so :-) The really good ones will usually go out of their way to help neophytes.