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What are some common misconceptions about programming that you'd like to debunk? (self.programming)
submitted 9 months ago by mac to c/programming
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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Computer programming is to computer science as telescope operation is to astronomy.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

A better analogy is writing vs writing.

Do you know how to hold a pen and draw letters? You can write. Do you want to write a best selling novel? Yeah that's a different skill.