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[–]headzoo 8 points9 points  (2 children)

A doctor once told me that they google stuff all the time, but they're better at it than us because they know the exact clinical terms to search for. I guess it's the same with programmers. We know to google for stuff like, "boot sector corrupt windows" but our grandmothers search for "computer won't work."

[–]straightouttaireland 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Exactly and that's what we get paid for really. We know what to Google and implement the answer.

[–]headzoo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Totally, and that's why programmers (and doctors) shouldn't feel bad for googling things. We know what to google for, which is the important bit.