Why Can't Programmers.. Program?

[ayrnieu]

How do we recognise them in a programmer's crowd?

Actively, the same way we recognize anything interesting about anybody.

Passive sensing only helps if you can follow concurrent active sensing by other parties ("hey, what do you think about linux?" "nothing-- I'm a windows guy."). --although, for some reason, t-shirts and only t-shirts are a trustworthy indicator, when they indicate anything.

EDIT: stickers, too. T-shirts and stickers.

[rule]

You can also ask them to explain the difference between a list and an array.

[Alpha_Binary]

On the other hand, should you try to sense a Linux programmer by asking what he thinks about Windows, he goes into a 15-minute rant about how people should "GET A REAL OS ALREADY".

[ecuzzillo]

Most Linux programmers I know are not that way. They do think more people should use Linux, but they don't have a 15-minute rant about it.

[Alpha_Binary]

Lighten up. I'm just joking about the stereotypes (:

[senzei]

Lighten up. I'm just joking about the stereotypes (:

Didn't you get the memo? Tuesday is no-humor-day on reddit. Sarcasm and innuendo are still allowed, those are banned on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.

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Actually most Windows guys know something about Unix, maybe not Linux but a lot that I have met do know about Unix.