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It's especially exaggerated here -- almost comically so -- when the subject is JavaScript or when something isn't quite right with a project's website.
by fapjacks 10y ago
It's especially exaggerated here -- almost comically so -- when the subject is JavaScript or when something isn't quite right with a project's website.
- wmccullough 10y agoYes, or the ever popular: "This is nice, but my cousins, uncles, framework that's coming out next week is way better!"
- nk1tz 10y agoDevelopers are a cynical bunch. It comes with the chops.
- cfreeman 10y agoI think it just comes with the type of person who fits the programmer stereotype. I don't think being cynical makes one a better programmer.
- goatlover 10y agoBeing cynical comes with experience. You get exposed to tons of ideas and hype over time. Some of it is warranted, and some of it isn't. You realize that marketing and lowest common denominator play a big role.
- jdavis703 10y agoWell I think it depends on what kind of code you work (or worked) on. My first two jobs were on decade-old PHP codebases with thousands of global variables and copy pasta galore. Only the damn cynical can survive in that kind of mess, because it literally feels like the system is trying to fight you. I imagine legacy COBOL programmers can also relate. Now if most of your experience is working with green field systems, such a level of cynicism is not needed and may even be detrimental.
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