As someone who spends time programming, I of course find myself in conversations with people who aren’t as familiar with it. It doesn’t happen all the time, but these discussions can lead to people coming up with some pretty wild misconceptions about what programming is and what programmers do.

  • I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. So, I thought it would be interesting to ask.
    • Ogeon@programming.dev
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      9 months ago

      Simple features are often complex to make, and complex features are often way too simple to make.

      • Skvlp@lemm.ee
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        9 months ago

        I believe that it’s not for nothing that simplicity is considered more sophisticated. Many, many cycles of refinement.