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Re:Programming for the Extremely Intimidated by vezzy-fnord on Sunday November 24, 2013 @05:18PM (#6791401)
Only a little better than most of the fluff that has been posted on this topic. This one in particular seems to have a bias towards web development. Not that web development is wrong, but the article presents a very narrow path.

Then I found the notion of Java and C++ being "hardcore" to be quite odd. Is manifest typing considered hardcore these days? C++ is complex, but Java is the definitive dull enterprise language.

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Re:Programming for the Extremely Intimidated by shriya on Sunday November 24, 2013 @06:28PM (#6791664)
Don't you think the "fluff" is helpful to people who have no experience?

I purposely presented a narrow path so that readers are not overwhelmed by options. It's hard to know where to start with no guidance, so I directed beginners to the easiest entry point. When I tried taking a class in C++ it was intimidating to start with something so opaque.

I eliminated "hardcore" haha clearly the word didn't go over well.

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