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by _RPM 4406 days ago
" As a programmer, there is a limitless amount of stuff to learn"

I absolutely disagree with this. I learn new things at least once a week about computer science in general. No one knows everything.

"They don’t tell you that a lot of programming skill is about developing a knack for asking the right questions on Google"

So, she relies on S.O. for all her programming problems, what if other people don't? SO is _not_ my first choice anymore. Man pages are such high quality.

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"As a programmer, there is a limitless amount of stuff to learn"

"I learn new things at least once a week about computer science in general. No one knows everything."

How do these statements contradict each other?

I'm not sure what you mean, but I am saying that there is not a limit to what you can learn, as programmer.
... which is exactly what "limitless" means
I was recently going through the man pages on how to manipulate the route table and thought to myself, "man, these are kind of lacking compared to what I usually see." I get to the bottom and in the Bugs section is a single sentence, "This page is incomplete." Good times :)