[andrewl-hn]

No, I wasn't. About 15 years ago I've read about older "neckbeard" developers who allegedly could solve complex problems with a few lines of concise clear code in a very Shir amount of time. At the time I thought that was a myth, but now I realize I'm becoming one.

Tooling can be overwhelming, but one don't have to master every single tool they encounter. To this day I use only a few shortcuts in my editor, I don't remember every command line switch that exists for ls, cp, or git. I launch the Dec tools in my browser using a mouse, etc.

But it doesn't matter. These days I make fewer mistakes, and when there's a bug I can accurately predict where its source is.

[leetcrew]

do you mean "greybeard"? unless the meaning has shifted a lot over time, you probably don't want to call yourself a "neckbeard".

[jrs95]

But isn’t calling yourself a neckbeard instead of a greybeard kind of a neckbeard thing to do? Maybe we should just leave it alone? ;)

[leetcrew]

I mean yeah, but I just don't want the poor fellow going around announcing himself as a neckbeard irl.