There is also the matter that “programming” is an overly broad word, kinda like “martial arts.” A guy like “Uncle Bob” who spends his time doing OO whatevers has very little to do with what I do. It’s sort of like comparing a guy who does Tai Chi to a guy who does Cornish Wrestling; both martial arts, but, they’re different. My world is made of matrices and floating point numbers. His ain’t.
This. The attitude the OP describes is very common on HN as well, and can't be attributed to Uncle Bob only: the idea that programming means web, cloud, and databases. Other influential writers, like Jeff Atwood, make exactly the same mistake[1]. He can't imagine anyone doing any other martial art than Tai Chi.
This. The attitude the OP describes is very common on HN as well, and can't be attributed to Uncle Bob only: the idea that programming means web, cloud, and databases. Other influential writers, like Jeff Atwood, make exactly the same mistake[1]. He can't imagine anyone doing any other martial art than Tai Chi.
A bit sad, really.
[1] http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2009/08/all-programming-is-...