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As someone who was programming at 10 - Programming sucked back then! Crappy documentation, Linux was harder to install, nobody was around to hold my hand on stu
by ReactiveJelly 3y ago
As someone who was programming at 10 - Programming sucked back then! Crappy documentation, Linux was harder to install, nobody was around to hold my hand on stupid subtleties like the "define / declare" difference in C / C++.
I figure everyone who starts today is probably gaining experience at at least 2-3x the rate I was learning back then. Plus I was a kid, I learn faster now that I know how to learn.
- thrway63245 3y ago[dead]
- ohthatsnotright 3y agoWhen I was ~10 or so, learning C++ by typing in examples from books and realizing the book went to print well before the code it contained could compile was a common occurrence. Sometimes you could send away for a 3.5" floppy with updated code but other times you muddled through or just gave up. This was slightly better than earlier when learning BASIC and the code was from one of the magazines so you had no chance (but the programs were simpler and often more correct).
- hiAndrewQuinn 3y agoYou yourself are gaining experience at that same rate if not faster today, however. My argument is not "the gap doesn't exist", it's a more humane "you don't need to close it to get a job".
- ReactiveJelly 3y agoI hope so. I haven't learned much the last few years and when I see Justine on here I just want to give up and work at Taco Bell, my true calling