the way people are taught programming today continues to drive me insane insane insane
unlimited abstraction. the ultimate sandbox. the lever with which the heavens were moved. the lifeblood of the gods who control us today. yet you’re chained in plato’s cave - no space to grow your own crops. no structure to build. no love. Solve My For Loop Puzzle Boy. Solve My Inheritance Puzzle Girl. you get to play with none of the divine spark. you don’t get to play at all. there’s no composition. there’s no composition. you build fragments. you don’t get to connect them. don’t worry about how they link up into structures. don’t look up into the churning monolith too long. just keep swinging that hammer.
if you’re reading this: please. write programs that spark joy. build things that interest you - sloppy, first. you can always learn to scaffold later. step off the damned beaten path. build things. read manuals. frolic. find out about fucked-up ways to abuse the language you use. create something you love. there’s whimsy to be found yet. take my hand - one day we’ll be free to forge our own paths.
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