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There are people who do cargo-cult programming. They looks like doing something. They use the famous tool and write seemingly similar code we write. But it's n
by ezoe 8y ago
There are people who do cargo-cult programming.
They looks like doing something. They use the famous tool and write seemingly similar code we write. But it's not correct. It's not just correct, It's also wrong in all aspects. They don't understand anything. They just imitate the activities and believe it just work somehow.
When facing it, the only answer we can give them are:
> “Why are you doing this at all?”
or
> “Yuck, you’re doing it all wrong, but I won’t tell you why”
Because, these people don't want to learn in the hard way or listen to the advice anyway.
So the last advice,
> “can you produce a complete working minimal example, deploy it somewhere, set up an issue system, accept code reviews, feed my dog, and then maybe I’ll help”.
is actually a kind advice, because these cargo-cult programmers blindly believe that, they are doing it right, it should just work, and the reason it's not working right now is a very tiny trivial issue caused by one wrong setting or something.
Since they don't listen the honest advice(you're doing it wrong in everything) and believe it will work, let them fail and let them know they are doing it wrong is the most kind advice.
- pdimitar 8y agoYou are not wrong but in the end I just prefer not to answer their questions at all. Somebody else will probably be kinder than myself and I am quite sharp on forums because I dislike people who tried exactly zero solutions but just come and cry somewhere. I know sharp language is frowned upon in the moderated forums and viewed as not constructive so I just say to myself "heh, that poor thing" and never even write a reply, and move on with my life. Better for everyone involved IMO.