This is only tangentially related, but it dawned on me that we truly have a unique culture as programmers that you're basically forced to learn in the process o

This is only tangentially related, but it dawned on me that we truly have a unique culture as programmers that you're basically forced to learn in the process of getting a CS degree. And you can usual use cultural references (such as joking about 'Do you know how to close Vim?' or complaining about symbolic links, or talking about RMS) to tell who is a more traditional programmer versus someone who has had less exposure to the programmer culture (this obviously only applies to Americans, with international hires they'll have their entire own programmer culture) Another thing I noticed is how niche cultures tend to be less homogeneous, I feel like in all 'mainstream' cultures, the celebrities are almost always white, attractive, and socially confident. While in programming, our celebrities are pretty off-putting to the mainstream.