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Re:What Does Saying That 'Programming Is Hard' Say, and Abou... by codesections on Friday July 30, 2021 @10:49AM (#28008577)
> Many, if not most, people would not call any of those fields hard unless they were forced to practice it.

That's interesting – and very different from my experience. As I said in the GP, among people I know, pretty much no one would bat an eye at any of those statements; I'd expect more responses of "well, of course" than of "I disagree".

Maybe that's (sub?) culturally specific, though? I reside in the US – do you mind saying where you've lived when observing that people would not call those fields hard?

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Re:What Does Saying That 'Programming Is Hard' Say, and Abou... by II2II on Friday July 30, 2021 @11:15AM (#28008890)
Urban Canada, so I would be a bit surprised if the responses would be all that different from the US. I have spent most of my adult life in education and recreation though, so I wouldn't be surprised if I'm seeing particular biases.
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