Is there a way of telling from a post (including my own) if someone just isn't cut out for programming?
For example a really simple piece of logic not being understood (as opposed to a lack of knowledge of the language).
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Jump to PostI would say no, at least not evaluating them over the long term. Sometimes it takes longer for something to click with someone, but once they understand it, they're off. If people ask what might seem like stupid questions, they may be chipping away at it, but then suddenly understand …
Jump to PostAnother low is people posting code in the wrong language when asked to show what they've already done.
Sometimes complete with comment headers attributing it to other people.
Jump to PostIt took several years before I could write C code without use of a very good reference book next to my computer. I was constantly looking up functions and their parameters just to make sure I was coding it correctly. Then I learned to use debuggers and how to use …
Jump to PostI see here occasionally is someone who doesn't understand the answers they are given
My point exactly, they want to jump from beginner to super advanced in 10 seconds.
You will basically provide a simple solution to a simple question "What is a picture?" and the next post will …
Jump to Postit's my experience that they tend not to be scientists/engineers/programmers.
I think you can say that is true in a majority of cases, but I've known a handful of people that put sort of an "artistic" spin on technical jobs, and they tend to be good "big picture" type thinkers.
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So true.
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