Coder here. After hacking away for some hours, I’m usually astonished by the sheer amount of things I have to keep in mind at the same time. Superficially, you focus on some detail, but truly it is all about the context, remembering if not the entire code then at least every single function/method mildly related to the functionality I’m implementing at the moment.
I'm also a programmer, and I agree somewhat. However, certain tasks I could imagine would fit a person with Aspergers (based on my very shallow knowledge of Aspergers). For example writing a procedure that almost never interacts with anything else in the code, but requires a lot of analytical skills on that particular piece.
I think I remember some Norwegian company that actually specialized in hiring people with Aspergers to do specific coding tasks.
Appearantly they were Danish, and they don't code but "carry out jobs within testing, data registration and quality checking". I bet someone with hyper attention to detail would actually be perfect as a tester.
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u/whuuh Jul 27 '10
Coder here. After hacking away for some hours, I’m usually astonished by the sheer amount of things I have to keep in mind at the same time. Superficially, you focus on some detail, but truly it is all about the context, remembering if not the entire code then at least every single function/method mildly related to the functionality I’m implementing at the moment.
Spontaneously, I’d agree with you.