Claincy he/him Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 A thing non-programmers should know about programming:Complicated programming requires a very high focus. It's like creating and solving a complicated puzzle in your head. When a programmer is deep into developing a program (or finding and fixing a bug) a mass of variables, constants, functions, orders of those, requirements, desires, potential issues etc are all piled into their short term memory at once. As well as a plan/vision for how to put it all together. Now if someone comes up to them and chats for a minute about, say, the latest GoT episode it shatters their concentration. It's like 1 of the pieces they were using to solve the puzzle, is now a Tyrion quote instead and suddenly the whole mess doesn't make sense. After a 1 minute interruption it can take 15-20 minutes for the programmer to get back to that level of focus. So if you try to talk to someone who's programming and they give some sort of vague response about talking later that's probably why There wasn't a particular incident lately that prompted this post but I've experienced it plenty in the past. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mestiv he/him Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 A thing non-programmers should know about programming: Complicated programming requires a very high focus. It's like creating and solving a complicated puzzle in your head. When a programmer is deep into developing a program (or finding and fixing a bug) a mass of variables, constants, functions, orders of those, requirements, desires, potential issues etc are all piled into their short term memory at once. As well as a plan/vision for how to put it all together. Now if someone comes up to them and chats for a minute about, say, the latest GoT episode it shatters their concentration. It's like 1 of the pieces they were using to solve the puzzle, is now a Tyrion quote instead and suddenly the whole mess doesn't make sense. After a 1 minute interruption it can take 15-20 minutes for the programmer to get back to that level of focus. So if you try to talk to someone who's programming and they give some sort of vague response about talking later that's probably why There wasn't a particular incident lately that prompted this post but I've experienced it plenty in the past. Have an upvote from a fellow programmer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sovereign Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Have an upvote from a fellow programmer This may be relevant to your interests: Way too much truth... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mckeedee123 he/him Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 A thing non-programmers should know about programming: Complicated programming requires a very high focus. It's like creating and solving a complicated puzzle in your head. When a programmer is deep into developing a program (or finding and fixing a bug) a mass of variables, constants, functions, orders of those, requirements, desires, potential issues etc are all piled into their short term memory at once. As well as a plan/vision for how to put it all together. Now if someone comes up to them and chats for a minute about, say, the latest GoT episode it shatters their concentration. It's like 1 of the pieces they were using to solve the puzzle, is now a Tyrion quote instead and suddenly the whole mess doesn't make sense. After a 1 minute interruption it can take 15-20 minutes for the programmer to get back to that level of focus. So if you try to talk to someone who's programming and they give some sort of vague response about talking later that's probably why There wasn't a particular incident lately that prompted this post but I've experienced it plenty in the past. On that topic, I'm feeling a little overwhelmed right now in my Computer Science class. I'm surrounded by programming nerds with two weeks' worth of stubble and who already know, like, seven languages. Heck! Most of my classmates just watched Youtube for the entire period! And here I am with no prior experience... Imean, the class itself is just learning C++, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to fall behind at some point in the semester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze1616 he/him Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) On that topic, I'm feeling a little overwhelmed right now in my Computer Science class. I'm surrounded by programming nerds with two weeks' worth of stubble and who already know, like, seven languages. Heck! Most of my classmates just watched Youtube for the entire period! And here I am with no prior experience... Imean, the class itself is just learning C++, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to fall behind at some point in the semester. Have you tried befriending one of them? I've found that programmers actually like programming, and enjoy helping those of us less skilled in their art. Edited September 2, 2015 by Blaze1616 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claincy he/him Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 This may be relevant to your interests: -snip- Way too much truth... Yeah I've seen that one before. I've mostly worked with small code-bases that haven't taken too long to compile. Could be considered a good thing or a bad thing depending on your perspective. Higher productivity but less sword fights On that topic, I'm feeling a little overwhelmed right now in my Computer Science class. I'm surrounded by programming nerds with two weeks' worth of stubble and who already know, like, seven languages. Heck! Most of my classmates just watched Youtube for the entire period! And here I am with no prior experience... Imean, the class itself is just learning C++, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to fall behind at some point in the semester. If you need help feel free to ask 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mestiv he/him Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 On that topic, I'm feeling a little overwhelmed right now in my Computer Science class. I'm surrounded by programming nerds with two weeks' worth of stubble and who already know, like, seven languages. Heck! Most of my classmates just watched Youtube for the entire period! And here I am with no prior experience... Imean, the class itself is just learning C++, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to fall behind at some point in the semester. This is may be surprising, but the fact they know seven languages is in many cases very unimpressive. Most imperative languages like C++ or Java are very similar to one another. I think that every programmer worth their salt can learn new imperative language in a matter of days and write the simplest of programs after couple of hours. (Knowing standard libraries, frameworks, good practices etc. is a whole different story, but I bet those other students don't have that kind of knowledge.) To cheer you up a bit let me tell you, that when I started to learn programming in university I didn't know anything about it either. Most of other students had already known stuff that for me was rocket science. But guess what? After one year, many of those students that seemed to know a lot didn't pass the exams. Why? Because they had bad habits, bad practices. They felt to sure of themselves and didn't pay attention to those super important details that professors were pointing out for us. So don't be afraid, having no knowledge of programming might turn out to be an advantage for you in the long run! Yeah I've seen that one before. I've mostly worked with small code-bases that haven't taken too long to compile. Could be considered a good thing or a bad thing depending on your perspective. Higher productivity but less sword fights If you need help feel free to ask I agree, just ask From what I've noticed, we have quite a number of programmers here, so I'm sure we'll be able to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sovereign Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 My favorite xkcd comic of all time: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Arum Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 My favorite xkcd comic of all time: And this one about cats is mine, because I really do believe that this is what my old cat would've done if given the chance: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Applied for a reference librarian position at a Maryland university yesterday, and a community librarian job in BC today. About to apply for a youth librarian in Wisconsin. Here's hoping someone calls me back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Arum Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Good luck Twi! I'd vote for the Maryland university because that's in my backyard and my father and uncle went to UMD...at least for a little while. If you could pick any of those three locations as your top choice, which would it be and why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Good luck Twi! I'd vote for the Maryland university because that's in my backyard and my father and uncle went to UMD...at least for a little while. If you could pick any of those three locations as your top choice, which would it be and why? I'm not sure. For some reason, I really like the idea of moving to Canada, though I'm definitely most passionate about working with teens. I've seen pictures of Wisconsin, and it looks beautiful, so I definitely wouldn't mind living there. On the other hand, I love research and I've been told I'm good at guiding people to good resources and helping them find the right answer without giving it to them outright, so I think I'd like the position in Maryland. Honestly, though, the job I'm hoping for most is a teen librarian position in Anchorage, AK. I've seen pictures of Alaska and it's gorgeous, it's a teen librarian position, and it'd be farther from home than the other jobs. Plus one of my RP characters lived in Anchorage for a while, so living where she did would be cool. I'm really hoping I didn't jinx it by saying I wanted the Anchorage job most. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailliw73 he/him Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 I just recently went on a vacation to Alaska and yes, it is beautiful. Large, spacious. And beautiful. Trees and mountains everywhere. Just throwing this out there. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlion Blight he/him Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 And polar bears thirsty for Coca Cola! And not the cheap kind either, the glass-bottled kind! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Arum Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) Ummmm, are those red eyes? Coca Cola polar bears are... Stormlight Archive Spoiler Voidbringers! Steer clear of Alaska, I repeat, steer clear of Alaska!!!! [Edit: added spoiler tags] Edited September 2, 2015 by Titan Arum 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kestrel she/her Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 @ tumblr staff why do you keep messing up the website do you even know coding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Slowswift he/him Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 ... People will think the way they're raised. I've started to branch from that, but I've taken in things from the world around me. ... Oh! Oh! Sociocultural psychology! Oh! ...sorry. But Psychology is one of the classes I'm taking, and we were just talking about the different branches of psychology, and I got excited, and... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kestrel she/her Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Song I might be using for my animation: I can't post too much about the content I don't think. I don't know if this is the final song, as I'm not sure what the college's stance on using copyrighted music in a project is. I'm asking my professor tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King he/him Posted September 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 If I'm ever on public trial, I'll randomly blurt out "end transcript" at various points in the proceedings, just to make the official record really confusing to read. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheSeamonster he/him Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 Why don't Egyptian crocodiles believe anything they hear? They're always in da Nile. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 My evening: I'm suddenly extremely glad my eleven-year-old sister won't be in his youth group when she hits thirteen. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverblade5 he/him Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 I just read cupcakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 I just read cupcakes. WHY???? You poor thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mail-mi he/him Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 Today has been a really good day. I... ...learned that I'm a semifinalist for the National Merit Scholarship award ...got accepted into the Creative team at Space camp and ...finished co-op mode for Portal 2. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Honor Spren she/her Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 My evening: I'm suddenly extremely glad my eleven-year-old sister won't be in his youth group when she hits thirteen. Anti-humor? You? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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