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I'm curious about what "quiche eater" means in this context. I have not run into that before.

• bee_rider 2y ago
  It’s a reference to: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Programmers_Don't_Use_Pascal https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Programmers_Don't_Use_P... Which is itself a reference to: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Men_Don%27t_Eat_Quiche https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Men_Don%27t_Eat_Quiche It’s all tongue-in-cheek references to stereotypes around what would now be called toxic masculinity/gatekeeping. Of the Fortran programmers (real, manly programmers in this story) it says: > Besides, the determined Real Programmer can write FORTRAN programs in any language. In this vein there’s also the story of Mel the Programmer, a “Real Programmer” who would never stoop so low as to use so abstract a programming language as FORTRAN. Funny how perspectives change over time.
  • romanhn 2y ago
    Fascinating. Haven't heard of these despite coding for 30 years. Probably because I started with Pascal.
    • bee_rider 2y ago
      When I started to learn to code, we were supposed to be dismissive of the Java wimps, but now I think it is Python that is too convenient to be cool. It’s all very silly and anyone that takes it seriously should be regarded with suspicion I think.
      • fire_lake 2y ago
        Python is the new VBA