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Imagine Erik Spiekermann commenting here or on LtU how all programming languages look the same...

• fusiongyro 13y ago
  At my work, one of the astronomers once sent a feature request that ended with this sentence: "I am not a software engineer, but I know enough about programming to know that this must be easy enough to do."
  • miloshadzic 13y ago
    It may be a case of grass being greener on the other side but working with astronomers sounds pretty cool. I work on web stuff and get requests like that all the time.
    • fusiongyro 13y ago
      This particular user is the exception. For the most part, they're pretty understanding of how overworked we are. They tend to be content with workarounds and don't expect good performance. This is mostly because they all write code themselves and their own code is pretty lousy. To them, what we do is just a means to an end and they're not interested in appreciating the journey, as it were. On the other hand, this classic xkcd is occasionally accurate. You get a few of these obnoxious ones from time to time: http://xkcd.com/793/ http://xkcd.com/793/
  • cpeterso 13y ago
    But was he right? Was the feature easy? :)
    • fusiongyro 13y ago
      It amounted to changing an architectural assumption. If she'd suggested it four years earlier it would have been easy. :)
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