• Evkob@lemmy.ca
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    9 months ago

    I am too dumb brain for programming :(

    I’ve tried a few times in the past to get into it but I just get overwhelmed. I’m frankly amazed by and so thankful for all the programmers who contribute to all of the great libre software I use. I am stuck at the level of knowing more about computers than essentially everyone I know or encounter, while simultaneously being a complete and utter noob to anyone who actually understands computing. I just know how to use search engines and follow instructions written by people smarter than me.

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      9 months ago

      I just know how to use search engines and follow instructions written by people smarter than me.

      99% of being a programmer is knowing what to Google, so you’re halfway there.

    • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Don’t discount yourself. I’m dumb as shit. There’s a lot of dumb programmers. We just know a handful of things and kept beating our heads at it until suddenly, it works.

      Keep picking up things every year and after a few years, suddenly you know more than others and they keep promoting you.