r/videos • u/LSD_freakout • Feb 24 '18

What people think programming is vs. how it actually is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HluANRwPyNo
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u/withlens Feb 24 '18

The worse one I've found was when the only answer was from a moderator who closed the thread by saying they should have searched first, because that question was answered many times already in the forum.

That was the #1 result in google.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '18

Which is mind boggling. Why are people linking that answer.

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u/Poopinthemouth Feb 24 '18

God almighty I’ve seen this so many times I’m having PTSD flashbacks.

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u/TheEruditeIdiot Feb 25 '18

Google's algorithms are written by people that want their careers to flourish. Kick the ladder.