This hurts it's so true.

Content I should minimize UI changes so infrequent users won't feel lost Rename everything over and over, perfection is just around the corner

Nothing screams "elite hacker" to non-tech folks like a black terminal with white text. I've literally had people back away nervously when I'm just checking disk space with df -h . It's like showing a calculator to someone in the 1600s—instant witchcraft trial. Ten years writing enterprise software and people still think I'm breaking into the Pentagon when I'm actually just trying to remember the syntax for tar for the 500th time.

Content GENTLEMEN, IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU THAT I SUCCESSFULLY USED NONTRIVIAL MATH AFTER 15Y OF PROFESSIONAL CODING

Content Boss: "No, you can't work from home, you'll be more productive at our workplace!" Coding setup at home Coding setup at my workplace

Content When you inherit a project with useful comments on every bit of code RATES d

Content ARGUING WITH A DEVELOPER WITH 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WHEN IM STILL 20 YEARS OLD