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To those not in the IT industry, what do you think programming is like? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago by httpjames@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've always been curious as to what "normal" people think programming is like. The wildest theory I've heard is "typing ones and zeroes" (I'm a software engineer)

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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago (2 children)

When I was an associate level all I did was grind out tickets and write code. Now I run from meeting to meeting as a senior.

[–] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 11 points 10 months ago

That's no fucking joke. Please just send me an email about this meeting because it's not really worthwhile and I just want to crank out code.

[–] brandon@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

As a principal, I default ignore all meetings that’s more then 2 people, review other people’s terrible code, then refactor large swaths of the code base when I get bored.