Everyone Should Be A Programmer

Prince.Skeletor

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So in a previous life I was a programmer, usually a programmer/dba.
Mainly I was started with SQL Server being a DB developer & Programming with Visual Basic, PHP, C#, Java and a few other languages that I did not enjoy, like Perl.

But I owe it all to C++, that is the language that did by far the best job in making me learn the craft of programming and programming logic.
You can even say that me learning C++ was a milestone in my life, it is not only what made me successful in my career when I was doing programming but also helped shape my mind.

In my current job I am an SE but also get involved with marketing. Engineers say I am more marketing then technical and Marketing says I am way too technical.
But to me i'm not more one that the other necessarily, i'm a programmer, my mind is a programmer.
You have to be creative in programming to find creative ideas to solve problems and you need that technical mind to create the code, technically logical.
So to me programming married the two making them into one.
Being creative vs. technical, that line becomes blurred in my opinion if you are a programmer, maybe some of you would disagree. I may depend on what kind of projects you've had.

My point is everyone should learn C++, it should be part of early high school.
I am sure this world would be a better place if everyone learned C++.

Imagine if everyone was a programmer, you think we wouldn't have taken climate change more seriously long ago? Perhaps we would already have a solution by now.
We would be smarter in every sense of the way that a citizen should be in an advanced society.
 

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oh shyt fukkin COBOL
I remember cobol, it took sooooooo manyyyyy keystrokes just to get the AS400 to print something.

yup for certain things it just works better. i agree with you regarding everyone learning how to program. It develops absract and critical thinking skills which can then be applied to real life. whether its cleaning out your garage or figuring out solutions to solve the climate crisis.
 

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yup for certain things it just works better. i agree with you regarding everyone learning how to program. It develops absract and critical thinking skills which can then be applied to real life. whether its cleaning out your garage or figuring out solutions to solve the climate crisis.

it's one thing i always wish i knew...is it possible to study it very slowly? with family/work it's difficult to find the time...shyt maybe ill just stop fukking coming to this cesspool?
 

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it's one thing i always wish i knew...is it possible to study it very slowly? with family/work it's difficult to find the time...shyt maybe ill just stop fukking coming to this cesspool?
yes definitely. its more important that you fully understand the concepts. that will set the foundation.
 

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Fellow programmer here and it has definitely shaped my life for the better, it's one occupation that really benefits you in all areas.
 
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