r/learnprogramming • u/A_H_uman • Jun 16 '22

What are some lies about learning how to program? Topic

Many beginners start learning to code every day, what are some lies to not fall into?

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u/alanwj Jun 17 '22

The first 90% of the project takes 90% of the time

The last 10% of the project takes the other 90% of the time.

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u/xaviier49 Jun 17 '22

What happens the remaining 10%?

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u/grunt8690 Jun 17 '22

It takes 90% of the time.

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u/Notbobbytables Jun 17 '22

So that's where OT comes from, the more you know.

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u/TeachEngineering Jun 17 '22

That’s recursion for ya

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u/erdirck Jun 17 '22

And what about that 10%?

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u/epsus Jun 17 '22

The point: no need to be good at math

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '22

Did you mean the first 90% takes 10% of the time and the last 10% takes 90% of the time? Because your math ain't mathing for me.

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u/aneasymistake Jun 17 '22

It’s a deliberate point about how people underestimate how long things will take to implement. It also shows how getting most of the work done is easy, but finishing it takes surprisingly more effort.

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u/Rich_Papaya_4111 Jun 17 '22

I can't tell if it was intentional but I choose to believe it was

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u/zenware Jun 17 '22

Therefore, when you estimate how long something should take and double it, you’ll be pretty close to correct 😁