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How do you explain how programming works to complete non-techies? I don't. I gave up trying years ago. I prefer to let "complete non-techies" continue to thi

• presidentender 17y ago
  I have a great aunt who eventually got it in her head that my job was "trying to make computers better." I let it go at that.
• iamwil 17y ago
  I dunno. I keep trying, mostly to practice being able to talk about something I know well in terms to outsiders. It helps when pitching. But also, seeing similar plights for mathematicians and biologists, it's important to let lay people know our contributions since lay people affect other aspects of our world that might come to affect ours, whether they're politicians, policy makers, or even a disapproving mother-in-law.