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Programmers love to think they’re different from other people.

• fizzbizz28 3y ago
  As a programmer, thats kinda true!
  • alex_lav 3y ago
    Maybe it’s just the human experience. Do plumbers think they’re wired differently?
• DangitBobby 3y ago
  I think it's fair to say that programming isn't for everyone, and further that people with a certain type are personality are more likely to be interested in or excel at it. It's also probably fair to say that programming takes a thoughtful and structured approach, which if you do for long enough almost certainly begins to affect your general mindset and how you approach problem solving in general. I may be just spitballing here, but from what I understand, people often sort themselves into disciplines based on how they perceive themselves and what skills they perceive it to require, and so it stands to reason that the average programmer can be expected to have a different personality from average people of a different group, or all other groups.
  • alex_lav 3y ago
    I do not agree with most of this post, and I believe it is indeed “just spitballing”, but I appreciate the intent. Programming is a set of thoughts and behaviors that exist in many aspects of life unrelated to programming. The group you’re describing would be everyone that spends a lot of time in those thoughts and behaviors. Also I kinda just categorically reject that programming shapes one’s personality to that extent.