"Established much of the design of COBOL in two weeks" that still doesn't answer the question??
That answers the question why is COBOL so weird. Just like JS, invented in a week, fixed for the next 3 decades.
Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer? (2003)
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Re: Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer? (2003)
#112Just found out i know more serial killers than programming language inventors
Re: Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer? (2003)
#113Related: Programming Language Creator or Serial Killer? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25878602 - Jan 2021 (139 comments) Can you tell a programmer/language inventor from a killer? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1455383 - June 2010 (12 comments) Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=135299 - March 2008 (1 comment) (I put 2003 on it because of https://we…
Interesting how it became more popular recently
Maybe it's because HN is more popular (has more users) over all? Just a guess, I have no idea if there's correlation.
Re: Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer? (2003)
#114I like this because I like to flatter myself that I have a good intuition about people after seeing them, and this shows that I’m completely wrong about that—barely better than random.
Well, I think so, too. But only after seeing them in real and not just on some blurry, distorted picture.
But I also think, most people have the potential to become serial killers. Hunting and killing is deep in our genes after all and society can mess up people pretty bad, so some turn their animal instinct against society, while maintaining the facade on the outside.
Re: Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer? (2003)
#115I got 3 out of 10, and one I recogised.
Does that mean: A. I'm a sociopath because I'm unable to detect the cues
B. An inherently good / naive person that has never needed to differentiate between a programmer and a serial killer?
Til: keep away from people I think look like programming language designers.
Re: Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer? (2003)
#116I know it's a silly game, but I'm slightly uneasy with it. If you remember a time when programming computers was considered nerdy, in a socially discouraged and mocked kind of way (until it became big money)... a game of guessing whether a photo is of a serial killer or a computer programming nerd... might seem a little abusive.
I agree with this sentiment, but I’ve always wondered about a person’s face or appearance and how that might correlate to other traits. I think we could all agree that a person’s face might indicate ‘shiftiness’ or ‘meanness’ and that there is a decent probability that you’d be right in your assessment. Has there ever been studies that correlate face types with personality traits?
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Re: Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer? (2003)
#117Easy, serial killers always looks more handsome.
Re: Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer? (2003)
#118I like this because I like to flatter myself that I have a good intuition about people after seeing them, and this shows that I’m completely wrong about that—barely better than random.
Well, I think so, too. But only after seeing them in real and not just on some blurry, distorted picture. But I also think, most people have the potential to become serial killers. Hunting and killing is deep in our genes after all and society can mess up people pretty bad, so some turn their animal instinct against society, while maintaining the facade on the outside.
I don't think that's right.
In psychiatry, you reach the coveted status of Antisocial Personality Disorder (the remorseless manipulative sociopath with a charming personality, but no compassion) by starting out with Conduct Disorder (the kids that hurt animals, lie, cheat, and steal) and not snapping out of it by adulthood
Humans are social animals. If your animal instinct is hunting and killing, and you feel like you're just maintaining a facade... good! You don't choose the instincts you're born with, but please keep maintening the facade thank you! :)
Re: Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer? (2003)
#1199/10. Sorry, Guido, I knew those were the dead eyes of a programming language inventor but I still decided to go with serial killer.
I got the same score for the same reason, haha
I got 8, ... The old lady, was 50-50? How could one know if she was one of the spaceship programmers but at old age? But now I realize, the photo looked old too, so then logically she couldn't have been one of them after all :-)
Re: Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer? (2003)
#120I guessed "programming language inventor" for all of the images I saw, and I would do so again if I had to replay this "game", because I don't think it's reasonable to assume someone is a serial killer, while guessing they've invented a programming language is harmless speculation.