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Re:Speak English to me, The secret World of Programmers by rco8786 on Friday March 17, 2023 @09:18AM (#35196693)
> I've been saying this for a while, but the pay we provide to developers was a mistake. It has created a class of people that think they are gods.

I think you've got it backwards there. I agree with everything else you said, and hopefully the author was being tongue in cheek, but this is silly. Developers have a specialized skill and get paid specialized wages. The behavior you're describing is not limited to developers..any profession that has a specialized set of skills and a specialized language that only the "in" people understand has the same issues.

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Re:Speak English to me, The secret World of Programmers by Entinel on Friday March 17, 2023 @09:27AM (#35196799)
> The behavior you're describing is not limited to developers..any profession that has a specialized set of skills and a specialized language that only the "in" people understand has the same issues.

You can use specialized language without having the attitude of a condescending prick.

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Re:Speak English to me, The secret World of Programmers by rco8786 on Friday March 17, 2023 @12:07PM (#35198941)
I'm not sure I said anything to the contrary.
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