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What are the craziest misconceptions you’ve heard about programming from people not familiar with it? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by gianni@lemmy.ml to c/programming@programming.dev

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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.

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[–] skvlp@lemm.ee 26 points 10 months ago (14 children)

Also “simple”. “It’s a simple feature.”

[–] gazter@aussie.zone 10 points 10 months ago (11 children)

It's like, gotta be just one line of code, right?

[–] skvlp@lemm.ee 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I worked in a post office once. I once had a customer demand some package delivery option, if I remember correctly. He was adamant that it was “only a few lines of code”, that I was difficult for not obliging, and that anyone in the postal service should make code changes like that on the whims of customers. It felt like I could have more luck explaining “wallpaper” to the currents in the ocean…

[–] catch22@startrek.website 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

explaining “wallpaper” to the currents in the ocean…

If this isn't just a saying I haven't heard of, I'm doing my best to make it a common place phrase, absolutely perfect in this context!

[–] skvlp@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Thank you so kindly :) It’s not a saying, as far as I know.

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