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To those not in the IT industry, what do you think programming is like? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago by httpjames@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've always been curious as to what "normal" people think programming is like. The wildest theory I've heard is "typing ones and zeroes" (I'm a software engineer)

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[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 63 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Can’t be that many on Lemmy at this point.

[–] DharmaCurious@startrek.website 32 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There are ones of us! Ones!

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

... and zeroes ! ones and zeroes !

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm not in IT...

...but I did earn a degree in Computer Science.

[–] Bazoogle@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I, too, thought it was interesting they considered programming as the IT industry. I mean, sure, you may use scripts once and a while, but that's very different from a software developer, or someone else who works with/writes code for a living.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 2 points 10 months ago

I don't even code for a living, I wait tables.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago

There's a decent number actually, going by Lemmy.ca census results (which will be posted as soon as we can).

The largest group is programmer/IT, but there's lots of variety nonetheless