To those not in the IT industry, what do you think programming is like?

httpjames@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 199 points –

I've always been curious as to what "normal" people think programming is like. The wildest theory I've heard is "typing ones and zeroes" (I'm a software engineer)

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Can’t be that many on Lemmy at this point.

I'm not in IT...

...but I did earn a degree in Computer Science.

I, too, thought it was interesting they considered programming as the IT industry. I mean, sure, you may use scripts once and a while, but that's very different from a software developer, or someone else who works with/writes code for a living.

There's a decent number actually, going by Lemmy.ca census results (which will be posted as soon as we can).

The largest group is programmer/IT, but there's lots of variety nonetheless