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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Rust: you're an annoying nerd

D: you're a nonexistent nerd

[–] DrVanNostrand@lemmy.ml 9 points 6 days ago

We can just remove the HTML5 entry all together.

[–] Coding4Fun@programming.dev 4 points 5 days ago

JavaScript: You are jus pretending

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] embed_me@programming.dev 2 points 6 days ago

It's just an f in serif

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

rust: you're about to get a blahaj and a tiny blue pill.

[–] epicstove@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

My dad first learned to Code in Pascal. Where would he fall?

[–] SyntaxError@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

We nagged our highschool around 97-98 until we got a programming course, we wanted c++ but the IT guy thought c++ would just be a fad, so we learned turbopascal.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 6 days ago

I still do.

I wish they'd open source Delphi (and most of the libraries). Might actually breathe some life back into it.

[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Can't confirm, I'm old and a nerd and I love C++

[–] cole@lemdro.id 1 points 6 days ago

where is Dart :(

[–] Lysergid@lemmy.ml 97 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (9 children)

Nope, JS is “You think you are nerd”.

Also, why React is there? It’s a lib not a language

[–] TheFriendlyDickhead@lemm.ee 86 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This guy right here is a certified nerd

[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 44 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This guy right here is a certified nerd certifier

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 0 points 5 days ago

I didn't certify that nerd certifier though.
You want to be looking for some other nerd certifier certifier for that.

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[–] axh@lemmy.world 51 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ah, yes. My favourite programming language (checks notes) HTML...

If your favourite programming language is HTML, we do not grant you the title of Nerd.

[–] Waterdoc@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
[–] expr@programming.dev 44 points 1 week ago

A real nerd would know that React is a library and HTML is a markup language, and neither are programming languages.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 32 points 1 week ago (7 children)

matlab is nobody's favourite language. although using it does require an engineering degree, which makes you a nerd.

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[–] Haus@kbin.earth 25 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I think simply knowing what the "F" is means you're old and a nerd.

[–] thesystemisdown@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's still commonly used in STEM fields.

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[–] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 25 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Most of these are scripting languages. Some are even markup languages. It's like the meme creator didn't even know what a programming language was.
I hope someone got fired for that blunder

[–] gnufuu@infosec.pub 31 points 1 week ago

What your comment says about you:

You are a nerd

[–] frezik@midwest.social 14 points 1 week ago (8 children)

What's the difference between a scripting language and a programming language?

[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 26 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Some people think that only compiled languages are true programming languages. (Needless to say, they're wrong.)

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[–] John_Blund@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 week ago

A scripting language is a type of programming language...

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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (10 children)

I am old and a nerd and I don’t see Perl on here.

Wait… is it the tiny camel at the bottom?

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[–] gerryflap@feddit.nl 17 points 1 week ago (3 children)

No Haskell so I'm not a nerd 😎. Though from the languages I use the most (Java & Python) and other languages I enjoy (Rust, Julia) I can infer that I'm probably a bit of a nerd.

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[–] LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 1 week ago

I didn't knew that (1) Fortran has such logo and (2) I am old. Shit

[–] juliebean@lemm.ee 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

if you have a favorite language that isn't on this, you're a super nerd.

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[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

F in the chat for Fortran programmers.

[–] jawa22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No QBASIC, can not confirm.

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