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Eh, that term seems to have fallen out of favor compared to when I was a growing up but I don't think it necessarily has a negative connotation. I remember bei

Eh, that term seems to have fallen out of favor compared to when I was a growing up but I don't think it necessarily has a negative connotation. I remember being in programming and software related IRCs at 10-11 years old having no earthly clue what in the fuck I was doing, asking adults questions and getting called a "noob". Well, yeah, it was true. (I also made damn sure they had no idea I was a child.) They could have said "inexperienced person" but that's not got quite the same ring and people are lazy, aye? Haha

ketzu 5y ago
My personal experience around noob is covered by the ones I found on ~~most~~ edit: the most high search-ranked online explanations: Mostly negatively conotated, deregatory version of newbie. Often associated with people not sufficiently able to learn or at least not learning on their own. Examples: * https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/noob https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/noob * https://www.etymonline.com/word/noob https://www.etymonline.com/word/noob Examples not containing the negative connotation: * https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noob https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noob * https://neologisms.rice.edu/index.php?a=term&d=1&t=2471 https://neologisms.rice.edu/index.php?a=term&d=1&t=2471 It might be something used quite differently by two similar groups, so it is good to be aware that other people may use it the other way.
- b3morales 5y ago
  I often see people self-describe as noobs when asking technical questions, for example in programming Reddits. I couldn't say that I understand the reason for it, though.
  - edoceo 5y ago
    Noob is the first step to being a master. So, those "noob"s are indicating they're early in the process.
  - derac 5y ago
    Saying you're a novice when asking for help can be useful. People will use less jargon and point to more accessible resources, etc.
- cratermoon 5y ago
  I've been around long enough and in enough circles that I have seen 'noob' go from mildly chiding to full-on insult. It used to be that in some communities, being referred to as a noob was a sort of "hey check out the new guy" ribbing. A noob was just someone starting out, a neophyte. It was the impatient and rude who later decided that being a noob was a bad thing.

ketzu 5y ago

My personal experience around noob is covered by the ones I found on ~~most~~ edit: the most high search-ranked online explanations: Mostly negatively conotated, deregatory version of newbie. Often associated with people not sufficiently able to learn or at least not learning on their own. Examples: * https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/noob https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/noob * https://www.etymonline.com/word/noob https://www.etymonline.com/word/noob Examples not containing the negative connotation: * https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noob https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noob * https://neologisms.rice.edu/index.php?a=term&d=1&t=2471 https://neologisms.rice.edu/index.php?a=term&d=1&t=2471 It might be something used quite differently by two similar groups, so it is good to be aware that other people may use it the other way.

b3morales 5y ago
I often see people self-describe as noobs when asking technical questions, for example in programming Reddits. I couldn't say that I understand the reason for it, though.
- edoceo 5y ago
  Noob is the first step to being a master. So, those "noob"s are indicating they're early in the process.
- derac 5y ago
  Saying you're a novice when asking for help can be useful. People will use less jargon and point to more accessible resources, etc.
cratermoon 5y ago
I've been around long enough and in enough circles that I have seen 'noob' go from mildly chiding to full-on insult. It used to be that in some communities, being referred to as a noob was a sort of "hey check out the new guy" ribbing. A noob was just someone starting out, a neophyte. It was the impatient and rude who later decided that being a noob was a bad thing.