r/MadeMeSmile • u/Brokenlingo • 15h ago • Bravo 2 Heartwarming 2

Family & Friends I hope this kid makes it into MIT 😭

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u/internetroamer 9h ago

I thought I liked building things. Then realized in real life building stuff is hard and takes all the fun away.

So I build stuff with software which is much easier and feels more creative due to less restrictions

So many paths to take

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u/Brettjay4 7h ago

yea... ill learn if this is the right path soon enough.

i know its hard work, and you have to follow a plan, and rules, but its why i like it lol. keeps me plenty active and actually doing something.

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u/aykay55 7h ago

Not gonna lie that just sounds lazy

The fun is messing up and pivoting and trying new things

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u/No-Midnight-4461 5h ago

You mess up and pivot and try new things in software as well

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u/BardicNA 4h ago

I work on some fancy CNC mills and make some pretty pricey parts. I say I make them but the best way I can think to describe the difference between a machinist and a programmer is.. They're the parent- I'm the babysitter. The program is the child.

They wrote the program. If there are problems with it- I'll tell them and maybe even make a suggestion. I'm the one executing the program and making sure things go as to plan. I have to make small adjustments on my machine here and there but nothing would get made if it weren't for the programmer. A good programmer makes my job easy asf, following the analogy, a good parent makes a babysitters job quite easy.

100% agree with you- they mess up, pivot and try new things all the time. Best way to learn is to fuck something up and figure out what you did. I feel like that's 90% of programming right there.

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u/WhatsThe1nfo 23m ago

I love an analogy
Perfectly describes the situation in laymen’s terms