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They also believe it doesn't involve any aspect of thought/planning/design/architecture.
They just want to write paste code and click run.
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Today there are many many many 'developers' so you can find also 'developers' like the one you reported.
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That's why I just prefer to consider me a simple engineer   
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Today there are many many many engineers... 
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: other industries are populated with the sort of person who posts questions like
If they give out freebies to the public, I think it is probable.
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
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I tried your code but I got an error;
"The file 'InsertYourFilenameHere.xml' could not be found."
How do I fix this? Plz it's urgent!
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Clearly the problem is that your thingies aren't aligned properly on your disky. To fix, run "format C:\"
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JHizzle wrote: To fix, run "format C:\"
I ran for 5 minutes yelling format C with a disappointing face. It still does not work. BTW, emoticon for disappointed face is : |. You are welcome.
*I had to search if colon backward slash is a shorthand for an emoticon. Looks like it is not.
"You'd have to be a floating database guru clad in a white toga and ghandi level of sereneness to fix this goddamn clusterfuck.", BruceN[ ^]
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May be I need to work on my expressions. Can you recommend a good acting teacher?
"You'd have to be a floating database guru clad in a white toga and ghandi level of sereneness to fix this goddamn clusterfuck.", BruceN[ ^]
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Chuck norris?
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Do programmers gain exp by copy and paste?
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You mean like in Dungeons & Dragons? With the option to become a dual class Developer/Paladin when you reach level 15?
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Then copy & paste is the basic move that helps leveling before lvl 15. 
And then different activities are suitable for different dual classes. ![Java | [Coffee]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/coffee.gif)
Developer/Paladin
Developer/Merchant
Developer/Healer
Developer/Prince
Developer/King
Developer/Bard
Developer/Mage
Developer/Necromancer
Developer/Ranger
Developer/Thief
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I am chaotic evil too 
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Just for the hell of it, I'll be optimistic.
That implies that an old timer like myself (and many others in this lounge) don't have to worry about job security. Well, at least until the above-referenced cretins take over the management positions.
| Ravings en masse^ |
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In this day and age where youth are programmed to have their thinking done for them, I do not find this surprising.
My experience as a lead tech for a service department says yes, there are other afflicted industries. The electronic technicians that are turned out these days are unable to troubleshoot effectively but they are good* at swapping parts until the device works.
*Good being far to generous a term to describe their skills as an electronic technician.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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S Houghtelin wrote: at swapping parts until the device works
That one kills me, when asked why they chose that part to replace, you get the deer-in-headlights look along with the crickets chirping sound. If you're 'lucky' you'll get the "well it worked before....on a different problem".
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: Do they really believe that the job of a developer consists purely of Cut & Paste?
Isn't it[^]?
/ravi
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Writing code is hard!
Well, actually, it's all that thinking you have to do before writing the code.
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I call them Jimmy Kodes[^]. A few characteristics includes,
- They never wanted to be developers/programmers.
- They took a course about programming, by being impressed by Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page etc.
- Even if you give them code, they would come back and say, how to deploy it?
Finally, I have learnt that the solution to them is only to ignore them or at best, give them a RTFM look! 
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan wrote: ...give them a RTFM look!
You're one of thoooose guys...
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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Those are the same people I like to send around asking managers for the pair of bladeless scisors.
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