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I embraced the fact that I know only one programming language at a decent level and it is Python. Rather trying to convince people that "I am a programmer", I c
by anyfactor 4y ago
I embraced the fact that I know only one programming language at a decent level and it is Python. Rather trying to convince people that "I am a programmer", I convinced myself that, "I can solve problems through programming". I just love solving problems. No matter how hacky or stupid my solution is, it gets me from point A to point B. For many "programmers" doing things right gets in the way of doing things.
- diarrhea 4y agoPretty good approach. When Python was my main and only language, I had an ungodly amount of unnecessary imposter syndrome stemming from that.
- wiseowise 4y ago> Rather trying to convince people that "I am a programmer", I convinced myself that, "I can solve problems through programming". Why?
- revskill 4y agoThe fact is this, many of Python programmers know nothing. What they do is import library and "solve problems". No, it's not the kind of "problems" that real programmers do ;)
- acdha 4y agoI have some bad news about programmers in every other mainstream language. This confusion arises because “programming” is a broad, poorly-defined term. There are plenty of examples of projects which foundered because someone did what you described OR the inverse, because the underlying program is some combination of mismatched skills, incentives, and situations. There are people who’ve generated more business value with a labyrinthine Excel workbook than a room full of “real programmers”, and it’s always worth considering why.