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> they actually like programming. That has nothing to do with $LANGUAGE.
by DJBunnies 5y ago
> they actually like programming.
That has nothing to do with $LANGUAGE.
- mrfox321 5y agoWhy not? People who know languages to write CRUD may have different professional preferences to people who know Lisp. If we are okay with stereotyping programming languages, is it not fair to stereotype people who are fluent in said programming languages?
- pdpi 5y agoIf you tell me you work in a dev role of some description, I assume you at least like programming somewhat. If you then tell me you write Java or C#, that gives me very little additional information. They’re super mainstream languages used by whole armies of “drones” who have no particular passion for the craft, but there’s also some truly passionate people out there, and I don’t know which bucket you fall into. If you tell me you write D, or Lisp, or Haskell, that’s different. You don’t end up writing any of those by accident, so you either sought them out deliberately or you saw an oddball language and weren’t scared off. That’s definitely strong signal for “actually likes programming”.
- WalterBright 5y agoYup, in my decades of experience there's a strong correlation.