Princess Programmer Code Critique

I told her the quality sucked compared to anything that could be production code and that it would be easier to rewrite than fix it. I told her if she wanted to learn more she could rewrite it with my advice and that programming is serious and not a game and she should stop with the outfits and princess programmer stuff and maybe try an easier language than C++. She cried and threw a tantrum and is upset at me and says I was too mean. And my wife is now also upset at me and says I should have lied and said her work was good and told her how to make it better. My wife did do coding in college but she doesn't do much of it in her job these days. AITA here? EDIT: Ok fine, I get it I am TA. I'll apologize and make it up to her and focus more on the parts I was impressed about. Her game was decently complex and everything did worked and the program did not crash and she seemed to have understood pointers well, I can focus on that and tell her she can be princess programmer.

A screenshot of a Reddit-style confession shows a programmer harshly criticizing a woman’s game project, dismissing her “princess programmer” style and telling her to use an easier language than C++. After commenters condemn him, he edits the post and admits he is the asshole, agreeing to apologize and praise the parts of her complex, working game that impressed him. The joke is the exaggeratedly condescending attitude toward a beginner programmer and the reluctant realization that technical skill and playful presentation can coexist. EN: A screenshot of a Reddit-style confession shows a programmer harshly criticizing a woman’s game project, dismissing her “princess programmer” style and telling her to use an easier language than C++. After commenters condemn him, he edits the post and admits he is the asshole, agreeing to apologize and praise the parts of her complex, working game that impressed him. The joke is the exaggeratedly condescending attitude toward a beginner programmer and the reluctant realization that technical skill and playful presentation can coexist.

• @gentoomemes / 3146 2023-03-15