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Why are programmers so rude to beginners? (lemmy.world)
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I asked a question on a forum about why a command wasn't working. They said I didn't have an interpreter installed on my computer and were making fun of me. I showed them that I had one installed and that wasn't the problem, but they continued to talk sarcastically to me without explaining anything. Only one of them suggested the cause of the problem, and he was right, so I thanked him. Then another guy said that if I couldn't figure it out myself, I should do something else and that he was tired of people like me. After that, I deleted my question, and now I'm not sure. And I don't think I want to ask for help ever again

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[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 154 points 2 days ago (5 children)

The short answer is the people you interacted with are assholes. The stereotype of IT people is that they don’t know how to play with others. Just because it is a Stereotype doesn’t mean it is not earned.

[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago

Am IT guy can confirm. We tend to be misanthropic loners. Bad “bedside manner” is an industry-wide problem. That’s why the A+ certification has a section on customer service skills.

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Every stereotype stems from a bit of truth

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

A lot more than a bit.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

And everything has an exception.

I mean if we're throwing around one liners here.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yup. There is a guy who responds to every question in the Linux forum like we all have 3 degrees in Linux CLI. he's an asshole, whether his solution is correct or not.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

His name isn't Linus, is it?

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 20 hours ago

Linus isn't generally an asshole but if you submit garbage code to the kernel he's gonna let you know

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

exactly - coders are some of the ~~weirdest~~ most diverse assholes i've ever worked with

[–] Strider@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I am careful with conclusions like that. We only know one side of the story. There can be a lot wrong on both sides.

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