Expectation Vs Reality

Programming education Reality check Coding expectations Git struggles Linux commands Developer life Coding bootcamp Scratch programming Terminal nightmares Stackoverflow dependency

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Expectation Vs Reality

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Ah, the classic bait-and-switch of programming education! Kids think they're entering a magical world of creativity with drag-and-drop blocks and cute animations, only to discover their future involves staring at terminal windows for hours debugging merge conflicts. It's like expecting to become a chef by playing cooking games, then discovering real kitchens involve mostly dishwashing and knife sharpening. The gap between Scratch/educational programming and "rm -rf node_modules && npm install" is the greatest plot twist in tech careers.

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