Happy programmer's day: 10 myths about magicians of codes and numbers

Dear users of the Habrasoobshchestvo, since Moscow already has 1 minute of the first, and therefore the next day has come, we are rushing to congratulate you on this wonderful 256th day of the year! By the way, if you believe Wikipedia this year is 20 years old , as we celebrate the Programmer's Day .

Happy holiday to all those involved!

Collected 10 myths about magicians codes and numbers. Add your own?

1. There are no women programmers

Meet Grace Hopper , COGOL Grandma. In addition to merit in programming and mathematics, it was she who first used the term “bug” when she saw a real bug in a computer. She is also known as the oldest soldier in the US Army. Retired at 83 in the rank of admiral.
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2. Programmers have perpetual chaos on the table

We looked at what lies on the tables of our programmers. Perhaps this is still not a myth.

3. Programmers do not like to cut hair.

We present to your court a photo of three famous guys from abroad and no less reputable three domestic gurus.

USA:

Russia:

As we can see, the guys have full order with their hair.

4. All programmers are boring introverts

Do you know Sean Parker ? Known as the co-founder of Napster, Plaxo, and Facebook, he actively advocated the legalization of marijuana in California. Also, he was repeatedly prosecuted, including for possession of cocaine. Judging by the reviews of eyewitnesses, Sean leads an active life, including spree and hellish sprees with models of Victoria's Secret. Despite this, he is among the youngest IT billionaires according to Forbes.

5. Programmers have no sense of humor / They like unfunny jokes

They asked our developers to tell a funny joke. Here he is:

- There is a bear in the forest. Sees the car is burning. He sat in it and burned.

6. There are no programmers over 40

There are a lot of examples that break this myth. We like Linus Torvalds. Linux dad is still on horseback. May God grant him health.

7. More than half of programmers have no special education.

Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak? Although no, Steve Wozniak, though not immediately, still graduated from the California University of Technology.

8. All programmers wear sweaters and beards.

There are a lot of bearded programmers, but there are not enough sweaters for everyone. Look, for example, at the programmer Sergey, who is freezing without a sweater, far from his homeland, and who lives in the USA.

9. All programmers puny dohlyaki

In the search engine, put in the phrase "programmer bodybuilder." The result was impressive. Probably, nevertheless someone from them once saw computers.