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I know ______ language.

Name: Anonymous 2008-04-28 21:30

I know F#, C#, C++, C, Java, Assembly, Algol, Lisp, Scheme, Python, and Perl.

Is equivalent to an artist saying:

I know crayons, paintbrushes, and charcoal.

Seriously this has to be the biggest pet peeve of mine in the world of programming.  Saying you "know" C++ can mean a million different things.  Can we remove this type of language listing from general use and replace it with something more suited.  You can read a "learn ___ in 24 hours" book and say you know ____.

Hurr Hurr I know _____ and am looking for the next language to learn. 

Name: Anonymous 2008-04-28 23:28

>>3

I have experience with crayons, paint, pencils, and charcoal.

I know crayons, paint, pencils, and charcoal.

See the difference?
  
    Also at what point do you "know" a language.  Is it when you understand most of the syntax?  Is it when you have made a complex practical program with it?  The qualifications needed to say you "know" a language are individually dictated.  Also it looks fucking retarded when I see "I know C++/C" etc.  Please for the love of The Sussman do not every say "I know ___, ___, ___, ____,____, ____, and _____.  



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