I think the best lesson you can give to a computer programmer is to let them know that they're not alone in trying to figure this shit out.
Hell, it's a young field and already we've created so many different cultures and languages. Nobody could possibly know all of this all the time.
Be gentle with yourself, computer programmer. The task is hard enough without being hard on yourself.
@dlek @craigmaloney there's a reason that "none of us know what even is a computer" is such a common joke.
@craigmaloney I know all of it! ALL OF IT!!
I AM INVINCIBLE!!! WAHAHAHAHAAA!!!
@Efi /me bows
@craigmaloney @vfrmedia "It's a young field" ... I usually tell people that we know more about building steam engines that do not blow up in our face than we do about writing software that does not blow up into our face...
@craigmaloney I’m definitely guilty of being too hard on myself and I’m not exactly a beginner.
Yet be #honest: do not pretend you know something you don't. And do not assume others know what they are talking about. #Challenge your #knowledge and the others'! #Experiment! #Hack! Try new ways!
It's not just an "early" field: we face the very beginning of #programming.
Like Sumers with #numbers, we still miss basic concepts like the #zero!
And we aren't aware of them.
@craigmaloney Also, we _all_ have imposter's syndrome. Sysadmins too. Every CS student should learn this.