That one guy at the Python meetup who told me I was learning wrong

Last month at a local coding meetup in Portland, this guy named Dave spent 10 minutes telling me I shouldn't start with Python because it hides too much from beginners. He said I needed to learn C first to understand memory management. I've built 3 small projects already in 2 months and I'm actually enjoying it, so I told him that. Has anyone else had someone try to gatekeep what language you start with?

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the_wesley4d ago

Dave sounds like the kind of person who thinks coding is a secret club with a secret handshake. Did he actually ask what you were building, or did he just jump straight into telling you why his way is the only way?

jason_stone594d agoMost Upvoted

Jump straight into telling him why his way is the only way. He never asked what I was building, just launched into a lecture about microservices vs monoliths. Honestly, dude made me want to switch to writing in COBOL just to spite him.

alice9284d ago

The guy didn't even bother to ask what you were building before launching into his TED talk? That's like walking into a car meet and telling someone their engine build is wrong without even popping the hood. COBOL might be a power move though, could be fun to watch his head spin when you tell him you're using punch cards. Honestly though, these types act like software architecture is a religion and they're the only ones who got the memo.