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>and for them the problem of programming comes down to finding the right magic piece of code online to copy and paste. This seems like a particularly uncharita
by unimpressive 10y ago
>and for them the problem of programming comes down to finding the right magic piece of code online to copy and paste.
This seems like a particularly uncharitable thing to say about people who write code in a 'high level' programming language. You're alleging not just that they don't understand the fundamental low level workings of a computer, but that they don't even understand how to write new programs in their language?
- paulddraper 10y agoUncharitable...probably. Though there is some truth to that. It's far more likely that copy-and-paste X is a workable solution in a higher-level language than a lower-level one. A high-level language emphasizes portability and abstraction; a low-level languages emphasizes performance and implementation details. So...the comment sounds harsh but in reality is a reflection of the success of high-languages.