I occasionally help new programmers figure out the basics of coding online and not understanding the difference between hashing and encryption is one of the big

I occasionally help new programmers figure out the basics of coding online and not understanding the difference between hashing and encryption is one of the biggest points of confusion I see. They're fundamentally different things and knowing the difference is something that you should learn sometime after learning for loops and some time before learning trees and graphs. This is something the general public is very much confused about and if, as a professional, you get his wrong it very much makes you look bad. I don't want to hear my doctor confusing the pancreas for the liver and I don't want my IT professionals calling SHA256 an encryption algorithm. Understanding the difference is important. I'm not sure why the audience at hackernews finds this so academic or controversial.