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> probably more people are aware of JavaScript than Java at this point All the same, I probably get as many calls from recruiters to fill Java positions as I d
by heretia 10mo ago
> probably more people are aware of JavaScript than Java at this point
All the same, I probably get as many calls from recruiters to fill Java positions as I do JS positions. I've never used the former, and explaining it is always awkward!
- master-lincoln 10mo agoI would tell them they are wasting your time by not offering you fitting jobs. It's on them to know what they are looking for, not on you
- GoblinSlayer 10mo agoFor normal people Java is a short way to say JavaScript.
- spider-mario 10mo agoI have never heard anyone do that. Do “normal” people even discuss JavaScript?
- array_key_first 10mo agoI think normal people are actually aware what JS and HTML are. Most people are more tech savvy than we give them credit - or credit they might give themselves.
- dec0dedab0de 10mo agoI think normal people don't know the difference between google and a web browser. Even many of the ones that used to understand the difference forgot some time after their primary computing device became a locked down phone.
- booleandilemma 10mo agoCan confirm. My wife (who is a very normal person) was using bing the other day and when I pointed it out she asked me what I was talking about and pointed to the chrome browser icon in the taskbar. The level of confusion is almost unfathomable to us.
- Capricorn2481 10mo agoMaybe 1 in 10000 people who aren't developers.
- array_key_first 10mo agoIdk both of my parents do any they're not devs - they don't even have a pc or laptop, they just have a phone. But they DO work in an office, and use a web browser for 8 hours a day.
- Izkata 10mo agoYes for normal teenagers in the early 2000s or so (MySpace encouraged experimentation and there were many sites where people would upload copy/pastable javascript snippets for their sites), outside of that group I'm not so sure.
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- sltkr 10mo agoIt’s an Albany expression.
- thfuran 10mo agoI don't think I've ever met one of these people.
- __del__ 10mo agosometimes we make silly errors for years or decades and no one spots them. if you've been saying you hate java bloat/frameworks/whatever and meaning you hate javascript bloat/frameworks/whatever, people would probably agree with both. no one would be the wiser.
- opem 10mo agoYou mean ab-normal, I guess
- singhrac 10mo agoTo be frank this is a service to you. No company you want to work at has a recruiter that doesn't understand the difference (a fully AI recruiter would be better than this experience).