Learn the Difference: Code Artisan vs Virgin Cnile

LEARN THE DIFFERENCE High-level code artisan Low-level virgin cnile > good problem-solving skills > can think in abstract terms > understands that making useful software quickly is more valuable than micro- optimizations > 125+ IQ but also high EQ > highly desirable by FAGMAN > would succeed in a startup, too > no meaningful skills of any kind > only understands lnt > thinks that a for loop that goes 2% faster is worth more than working software > Low IQ but deluded otherwise > by Dunning-Kruger effect > utterly unemployable > can't survive outside of mom's basement SAMPLE CODE > highly readable > fast enough > written in under an hour > already adding value to economy > literally impossible to understand > just prints hello world or fizzbuzz or some useless shit > crashes most of the time > only runs on 80386 > at least it's not > Segmentation fault (core dumped)

A two-panel programming meme contrasts a high-level “code artisan” with a low-level “virgin cnile,” then compares clean, readable sample code with chaotic code that barely works. The joke mocks programmers who overvalue tiny performance gains and low-level complexity while dismissing readable software, using exaggerated insults and the Dunning–Kruger effect as the punchline. EN: A two-panel programming meme contrasts a high-level “code artisan” with a low-level “virgin cnile,” then compares clean, readable sample code with chaotic code that barely works. The joke mocks programmers who overvalue tiny performance gains and low-level complexity while dismissing readable software, using exaggerated insults and the Dunning–Kruger effect as the punchline.

• @right_wing_dev_squads / 4837 2022-09-07