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Re:Illusory Truth Effect by TeMPOraL on Friday November 29, 2019 @12:37PM (#21665708)
That's even worse.

I know GGP wrote about "computer scientists", but I've seen similar things spoken (even here) about software engineers - that they have "binary thinking", they "reason in ones and zeros", etc. Which infuriates me to no end, because it's hard for me to think of another domain except hard sciences that forces you to think quantitatively, in numbers and orders and probabilities. Excelling in software requires the opposite of "black and white thinking".

Re:Illusory Truth Effect by kdmccormick on Friday November 29, 2019 @01:37PM (#21665994)
Don't worry, I'm with you.

I think the stereotype is that Computer Scientists are black and white thinkers, and that's true for some. But a senior software engineer should be skilled at thinking with nuance and considering uncertainties, biases, etc.