Timeline for How can I explain to people that a programmer isn't a computer technician?
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| Sep 15, 2017 at 16:52 | comment | added | Cort Ammon | Another analogy might be writer/publisher | |
| Sep 15, 2017 at 16:51 | comment | added | Cort Ammon | @syntonicC True. The follow up to that is to explain the difference. Architects and builders are much easier to understand the difference between because one of them swings a hammer (or pays employees to swing hammers). I would also rely on an insightful joke I heard where a builder told an architect he couldn't build a room this way. The architect blew up, rambling on about how he was the architect and the builder needed to follow the designs. The builder then put his finger on the plans describing a corner and said, "I can't swing a hammer in here. It's too small." | |
| Sep 15, 2017 at 16:31 | comment | added | syntonicC | The only problem I can foresee is that I know people that think an architect and a builder are the same thing! Your example is good because it goes from something more abstract to most people (a computer) to something concrete (a house). But I think the basic issue the OP brought up is still here since it's since building construction is still a technical/specialized area. | |
| Sep 15, 2017 at 16:22 | history | edited | Cort Ammon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 15, 2017 at 16:17 | history | answered | Cort Ammon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |