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am i the only one who thinks that the language they work in is not the most interesting or fundamental aspect of their programming career?
by sigstoat 16y ago
am i the only one who thinks that the language they work in is not the most interesting or fundamental aspect of their programming career?
- cherring 16y agoYou're probably right, but for a significant other just trying to show a level of interest it is probably the easiest place to start and just absorb anything at all about tech.
- Charuru 16y agoThis only applies if you're working on an uncool language, like Java or .Net, otherwise the language is part of your identity.
- powrtoch 16y agoShe mainly mentions Ruby. Which, more so than other languages, actually does seem to be much more than just a language to the developers who use it. Knowing her husband loves Ruby to her also speaks to his programming philosophy, community involvement, etc.
- roc 16y agoMy question is: how many geeks work only in one language or write to only one platform? Some of us do a lot more than I think you can reasonably expect a non-industry spouse to follow with any technical depth. It's like expecting a prolific musician's wife to identify all the instruments her spouse plays and have some understanding of why he chooses one over another for a given piece, just because you could reasonably expect a blues guitarist's wife to know that her husband plays predominantly blues guitar.