> you begin to learn it is all just posturing Yeah, I think that's probably the most common motivation behind the interaction spotlighted in the article. > He

> you begin to learn it is all just posturing Yeah, I think that's probably the most common motivation behind the interaction spotlighted in the article. > Here's a sample interaction between an experienced programmer and a beginner who is just learning programming I think the interaction happens between programmers of all levels of experience, but it might be most harmful when it's an experienced programmer talking to a beginner. > It does get discouraging as a noobie when you hear people in forums throwing around the latest tech jargon and some esoteric C library just to show-off how much they know more than you. If that's really their intent and if you (the noobie) are the one they're talking to, then sure. If I'm a noob walking deep into a HN thread on an esoteric C library, I'm probably not going to be discouraged that people are using jargon, unless I've identified myself as a beginner and the comments are replies to mine.