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+title: "Elitist attitudes are sapping all the fun from programming"
+url: /elitist-attitudes-are-sapping-all-the-fun-from-programming.html
+date: 2023-11-05T09:04:28+02:00
+type: post
+draft: false
+---
+
+It's always been like that. Maybe it was even worse before, and I am remembering
+it with rose-tinted glasses. But from the best that I can remember, it had at
+least some roots in reality. If something was objectively bad, you could point
+to it. But what I have started noticing recently is that objectivity is not the
+only condition to bash on something. More and more, you can use subjective
+opinion to say horrible things about technology, language or just a specific
+manufacturer.
+
+And all this has achieved is that I don't really listen to anybody anymore. I
+don't care what you think about X or Y. I don't care if you like this language
+or that one. I don't care if you prefer Dell to ThinkPad over Macbook. Who gives
+a fuck, anyway? If you can do your job on it, why even care about this stuff at
+all. And if you can't, buy a different machine.
+
+It's like the politics weren't enough. Now the same tribalism is here as well. C
+developers hating on Rust. JavaScript developers laughing at jQuery users. Rust
+developers laughing at everybody except Haskell users. And everybody laughing at
+JavaScript. It's like this never-ending dream, being stuck in high school. Us
+against your team. It's like we are all stuck being 16. Such a sad state of
+affair. And it's always been like this. But it's getting worse I think.
+
+Everybody trying to be elitist. Compensating lack of JavaScript features (like
+type system, for one) with coming up with this insane terminology to make
+JavaScript sound more sophisticated, as it is. Let's invent terminology to hide
+flaws and sound more educated and academic. And the same goes for C and all the
+other languages. All languages are shitty in some ways. For the love of God,
+why? Just let it be. For once, let things just be.
+
+And I, for one, just do not care anymore. Languages are tools and not your
+identity. If you need a programming language to fill a void in your life, I
+strongly suggest that you re-evaluate where you stand currently. Try something
+else. You are not a C developer, or Go developer, or JavaScript developer. You
+are a problem solver. That's what you are. And be damn proud of it. You don't
+need a label to make that more true or more sophisticated.
+
+I use Linux and macOS. I have fun on both systems. In my personal experience,
+Macbooks are better laptops for what I need them to be. They are better fit for
+me. Portable machines with an amazing battery life. That's all that I need from
+a laptop. I don't need to come up with this insane hypothetical scenarios where
+it will fell short. Yes, it can't water the plants when I am sleeping. OMG, are
+we really going there. These insane hypotheticals. Who really cares? I don't! I
+use it, it does what I need it to do, and that is the end of the story. Not only
+that, but I don't push this down other people's throats. Like Tsodings often
+says: It is what it is, and it isn't what it isn't. Such wise words. On my main
+machine I have Linux and had it for more than 20 years and I love it. I LOVE
+it. I am used to it. And I've had some shitty experiences with it, but damn it,
+I love it. It does what it needs to do. It fits my needs. And if I needed
+Windows, I would find a way to love it too. Why not? There is enough love to go
+around where you are not being elitist and a shithead.
+
+Programming should be fun. Not going through a checklist before you even start,
+to see if you are using what is considered the “cool” thing. If you are doing
+this, you already failed in my opinion.
+
+Oh, you are not using this “insert here” algorithm? Such a pleb. Don't you know
+about O(N) complexity? OMG, such a noob. He doesn't know. Uneducated pleb. 2017
+called, and they want their stack back.
+
+Yes, there is a place for all of those things. But not everything needs to be
+perfect. There is an awesome quote in Uncharted: Sic Parvis Magna. “greatness,
+from small beginnings.”
+
+I would laugh if it wasn't sad. And in the end, who cares. Let these people
+worry about making the perfect solutions that will never ship or take years to
+finish because “Early optimization is the root of all evil.” Everybody has their
+definition of fun. I just don't want to listen to people preaching to others how
+to do stuff. If people would just shut up and think before they speak 5% of the
+time, the world would be a different place. But that will never happen. So the
+only solution is to not give a fuck.
+
+This is more a rant than an actual post with some solution, so maybe I am a part
+of the problem. Who knows? Just venting. Every so often it helps.
+
+Do your Rust thing. It's not for me, though. But if it works for you, more power
+to you. Do your project with vanilla JavaScript. You don't always need
+TypeScript, Next.js or who know what else to make a button do a thing. Use VS
+Code or Vim or Emacs or even Notepad if you wish. If you are having fun, then
+just do it. Don't worry about these elitist pricks. They will never be satisfied
+anyway. You will never get their approval. So why even bother. Just go for
+it. Use C, Rust, OCaml, whatever floats your boat. If it tickles you, just do
+it. To hell with everybody else. And if somebody says O(N) complexity, dude? You
+can say, OOOOO, fuck the fuck off.
+
+If this post triggered you, then you are the asshole. Probably. Then you
+probably are that guy preaching about O(N) or this language is soo slow
+haha. Stop it. Nobody cares! Touch grass.
+
+Anyway, back to having fun. Cheers!