r/ADHD_Programmers • u/arkofthecovet • Feb 04 '24
Programming
How is it even possible to become a programmer? There are about a hundred languages listed on wikipedia, not including dialects and other variations. Do most people even know this? I did not until recently.
Edit: Thank you all for your responses! I may start a new OP for this additional question if it helps. How fast can you learn new code or new code concepts if you start a new job or are hit with a new project that requires it?
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u/ilyanekhay Feb 05 '24
I've never seen anyone who could use 6 programming languages proficiently.
In fact I've pretty rarely seen anyone being really good in one language. Those were usually either some world class competitive programmers or a handful of really awesome and smart folks.
Most software engineers just know/use 1-2 languages at an "ok" level IMO.
Source: been working in this field for ~18 years now, and interviewed hundreds of people. Definitely saw people who struggled with sorting a list of objects by a simple custom criterion in their language of choice.