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The C++ learning process (aussie.zone)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yep, sadly I've been exposed to a few such codebases before. I certainly learned a lot about how NOT to design a project.

You've been at it longer than I have, but I've already had coworkers look at me like I'm a wizard for decoding their error message. You do get a feel for where the important parts of the error actually are over time. So much scrolling though...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You do get a feel for where the important parts of the error actually are

Yes, after decades of scanning large pages of text - code, errors, logs, search results, etc - a programmers ability to apply pattern recognition to screens of letters can be truly remarkable.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

All I see now is blonde, brunette, redhead.

Cypher, The Matrix

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yes, I have my share of coworkers asking me when they run into problems, too. They even ask me when they have Windows problems. And I don't do Windows - I do Linux and embedded systems.