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[–] [email protected] 85 points 1 year ago (2 children)

oh, i solved that assignment in school... by finding the algorithm online

[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You’re hired, welcome to the team!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

I had enough colleagues unable to type exactly what they asked me into whatever search engine they preferred to accept your statement. If you don't know how to use a search engine go ask for another job.

"Hey pancake, how do I run all tests via gradle?"

Open your browser, head to Google and type "run all tests in gradle"

"Oh, nice. Thank you for your help!"

And the next day the game starts all over again.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Bonus points for leveraging the work of others contributing to their success

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As it should be, there's way too much reengineering of the wheel. Let the big brains of the past do the heavy lifting

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

screams in that's not the point

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pfft, writing a program that collects user input and displays it is just trite. I'm going to skip straight to building an MMO.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Science-based, 100% dragon MMO or gtfo.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I need 100k in my kick starter by tomorrow, sharp

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You're right. The learning is the point. So rather than flail in the dark, why not learn the optimal solution?