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Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer? ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ”ช (vole.wtf)
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[-] ulterno@programming.dev 30 points 1 month ago

It's an or not an xor

[-] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 1 month ago

I don't know, Reiser is not a serial...

[-] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 25 points 1 month ago

He also didn't invent a programming language.
For a file system you only get one murder.

[-] palordrolap@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

I think there's a personality anti-correlation that keeps this mostly exclusive.

Serial killers tend to be more outgoing and active (to a troubling degree), whereas coders who create their own languages tend to be indoors types who don't mind sitting in one place for long periods.

I mean there are plenty of psychologies that could make for someone who does both, but it would seem to reduce the odds a lot.

[-] ulterno@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I guess a competent programmer would rather go for paralllel killing.

[-] fubarx@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

8 / 10.

But it wasn't fair. I actually met Guido at a PyCon conference.

[-] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 3 points 1 month ago

I scored 4 out of 10! Can you tell a coder from a cannibal? ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ”ช https://vole.wtf/coder-serial-killer-quiz/

I almost got 2 out of 10 if it wasn't for the COBOL and PYTHON devs

[-] kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

5 out of 10 ๐Ÿ˜ญ

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago

I scored 8 out of 10! Can you tell a coder from a cannibal? ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ”ช

https://vole.wtf/coder-serial-killer-quiz/

Fun game.

[-] didnt1able@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

I scored 8 out of 10! Can you tell a coder from a cannibal? ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ”ช https://vole.wtf/coder-serial-killer-quiz/

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I scored 9 out of 10! Can you tell a coder from a cannibal? ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ”ช https://vole.wtf/coder-serial-killer-quiz/

The more unkempt and dishevelled they look, the more likely they are to be a language inventor.

[-] Panties@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

I scored 8 out of 10! Can you tell a coder from a cannibal? ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ”ช https://vole.wtf/coder-serial-killer-quiz/

[-] A7thStone@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I scored 8/10, but I should get a pass for guessing the inventor of python is a serial killer.

[-] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

I scored 7 out of 10! Can you tell a coder from a cannibal? ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ”ช https://vole.wtf/coder-serial-killer-quiz/

Not bad.

[-] Lampadaire_raclette@jlai.lu 1 points 1 month ago

I scored 8 out of 10! Can you tell a coder from a cannibal? ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ”ช https://vole.wtf/coder-serial-killer-quiz/

[-] Worthess@discuss.online 0 points 1 month ago

I scored 9 out of 10! Can you tell a coder from a cannibal? ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ”ช https://vole.wtf/coder-serial-killer-quiz/

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