The four-panel perception gap of being a programmer is painfully accurate. Society thinks we're hardware wizards fixing computers. Parents brag we're rocket scientists inventing the next big thing. We imagine ourselves as algorithm geniuses solving complex equations. Meanwhile, reality hits hard: just another dev frantically Googling "How to use dates in JavaScript" for the 47th time this week. The cognitive dissonance between our self-image and the daily "wait, how do I do this again?" struggle is the true essence of modern programming. Ten years of experience and still can't remember Date formatting without Stack Overflow's help.
The Four Faces Of A Programmer's Reality
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