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As a software developer, does your family actually know what you do?

Survey period: 16 Jun 2014 to 23 Jun 2014

Are you "The Social Network" or "Minority Report"? Do they think you play games all day or do you just tell them you play piano in an establishment of disrepute?

OptionVotes% 
Yes, they know clearly what I do1857.36
They have a general idea of what I do1,16246.22
I don't think they really know what I do67426.81
They have no idea what my work involves44717.78
I'm not a software developer.542.15



 
GeneralRe: Software Developer Pin
Deflinek17-Jun-14 5:40
Deflinek17-Jun-14 5:40 
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walterhevedeich17-Jun-14 14:46
professionalwalterhevedeich17-Jun-14 14:46 
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Aarti Meswania17-Jun-14 22:53
Aarti Meswania17-Jun-14 22:53 
GeneralThey know what I do .. They understand .. uhmmmm.. I think. Pin
Karen Mitchelle16-Jun-14 16:19
professionalKaren Mitchelle16-Jun-14 16:19 
GeneralRe: They know what I do .. They understand .. uhmmmm.. I think. Pin
SortaCore16-Jun-14 22:21
SortaCore16-Jun-14 22:21 
GeneralRe: They know what I do .. They understand .. uhmmmm.. I think. Pin
Karen Mitchelle16-Jun-14 23:27
professionalKaren Mitchelle16-Jun-14 23:27 
GeneralRe: They know what I do .. They understand .. uhmmmm.. I think. Pin
Mycroft Holmes18-Jun-14 20:39
professionalMycroft Holmes18-Jun-14 20:39 
GeneralRe: They know what I do .. They understand .. uhmmmm.. I think. Pin
Karen Mitchelle18-Jun-14 21:22
professionalKaren Mitchelle18-Jun-14 21:22 
Yes he's that courageous to say that. But he's also willing to take a crash course (even a basic programming) for him to understand what I am saying.
He even visited CodeProject. I warned him not to visit the Lounge and just go straight to the Soapbox. Laugh | :laugh:
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GeneralHow to piss off the family Pin
Mycroft Holmes16-Jun-14 14:33
professionalMycroft Holmes16-Jun-14 14:33 
AnswerTypical conversation with a loved one... Pin
Yvan Rodrigues16-Jun-14 12:23
professionalYvan Rodrigues16-Jun-14 12:23 
GeneralClassified Pin
PSU Steve16-Jun-14 6:43
professionalPSU Steve16-Jun-14 6:43 
GeneralUltimate Missing Option Pin
W Balboos, GHB16-Jun-14 4:58
W Balboos, GHB16-Jun-14 4:58 
GeneralRe: Ultimate Missing Option Pin
PIEBALDconsult16-Jun-14 5:05
mvePIEBALDconsult16-Jun-14 5:05 
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jeron116-Jun-14 6:28
jeron116-Jun-14 6:28 
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Bassam Abdul-Baki17-Jun-14 2:12
professionalBassam Abdul-Baki17-Jun-14 2:12 
GeneralRe: Ultimate Missing Option Pin
Gandalf_TheWhite18-Jun-14 11:11
professionalGandalf_TheWhite18-Jun-14 11:11 
Generaldepends on who you ask Pin
Dennis E White16-Jun-14 4:24
professionalDennis E White16-Jun-14 4:24 
GeneralYup Pin
Ron Anders16-Jun-14 3:28
Ron Anders16-Jun-14 3:28 
GeneralRe: Yup Pin
_Vitor Garcia_16-Jun-14 5:45
_Vitor Garcia_16-Jun-14 5:45 
GeneralRe: Yup Pin
Ron Anders16-Jun-14 15:41
Ron Anders16-Jun-14 15:41 
GeneralCodes Pin
Matt U.16-Jun-14 3:08
Matt U.16-Jun-14 3:08 
GeneralThe problem isn't so much that they don't understand what I do Pin
Dan Neely16-Jun-14 2:44
Dan Neely16-Jun-14 2:44 
GeneralA missing option Pin
Nemanja Trifunovic16-Jun-14 2:24
Nemanja Trifunovic16-Jun-14 2:24 
GeneralNot sure technically... Pin
Cristian Amarie16-Jun-14 2:11
Cristian Amarie16-Jun-14 2:11 
GeneralApparently I'm a Transponster Pin
daleofcourse16-Jun-14 1:16
daleofcourse16-Jun-14 1:16 

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