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It doesn't help that most developers are language fanboys who have no idea what actual programming means.

• randrose 8y ago
  I ask this in the most serious of ways, could you explain what actual programming is?
  • zeth___ 8y ago
    The minimum ability someone needs to have for me to consider them a programmer is the being able to write a parser using yacc or something equivalent. Anything a person with that ability does is programming because they know enough to realise when switching to putting legos together it more efficient.
    • paublyrne 8y ago
      If not programmers, what are these people who spend their days programming, but who may not necessarily have ever written a parser using yacc because none of the jobs they've ever had have required that?
      • always_good 8y ago
        Depends how superior you want to make yourself feel.
      • zeth___ 8y ago
        Stamp collectors.