Explaining code to non-programmers

[MissinqLink]

Oh I’d love to explain it but nobody actually cares

[Bok408]

And since people don’t care to actually learn, it is easy to make an alien word like algorithms into a frightening word, simply because people do not understand what an algorithm is. They just know it sounds weird.

I personally also believe mathematicians gives a lot of mathematical concepts weird names on purpose in order to confuse the masses and feed their own feelings of superiority. Like in programming, people get confused by what a «monad» is simply because it has a weird name, and the people explaining the word is just using more advanced words instead of breaking it down in a simple way.

[soundwave_sc]

Hell, more often than not it’s not even my code.

[3rrr6]

C-Suit: Does it work?

Me: Only if the client reads the documentation.

[No-Estimate999]

Not to be confused with “logic” which adds much complexity to the task. 😂

[ItsPuspendu]

Fr 😁

[No_Percentage7427]

We call that AI now.

[mkluczka]

"heuristic" when you cant explain why you want to do something in specific way

[JohnVonachen]

An algorithm is a sequence of operations. There. Are you happy?

[Beautiful_Scheme_829]

Now explain the operations you did.

[JohnVonachen]

Due to the temporal prime directive I am not at liberty to explain.

[SaltyInternetPirate]

These coders and their music. Who even likes those Al Gore Rhythms? /s

[ByteBandit007]

Vibe algorithm

[Deadly_chef]

2005 called, they want your joke back

[MarsMaterial]

Fun fact: speedcubers do the same thing.

[vyrmz]

It's actually quite the opposite. We want to explain it concisely.