Alright, alright, listen up ya’ll. Gonna tell ya somethin’ about them computer thingies, the ones the young’uns are always tappin’ away at. They call it… “code” or somethin’. Sounds fancy, but lemme tell ya, it ain’t all sunshine and roses. There’s flaws, see? Just like that ol’ quilt I made last winter, got a few stitches outta place, y’know?
So, these code fellas, they make mistakes. Big ones, little ones, all sorts. Like that time my grandson tried fixin’ the tractor and ended up makin’ it worse. Yeah, same kinda thing. They call ‘em “bugs,” like them little critters that eat yer plants. Only these bugs mess with yer computer stuff. Annoyin’, right? Makes things go wonky.
I heard tell there’s this game, “League of Legends” or somethin’. Them characters in there, they got their own problems too. This fella Jarvan, he got somethin’ called “Cataclysm” and it ain’t always perfect. See? Even in their fancy games, things ain’t always right. Just like life, I reckon. Nothin’s perfect, not even code. This here “Cataclysm” problem, it’s like a local debt they say. Sounds complicated, but it just means somethin’ ain’t workin’ like it should right there in that spot.
Now, them new fellas, the ones just learnin’ this code stuff, they make a whole heap of mistakes. It’s like learnin’ to bake a pie, ya gotta burn a few before ya get it right. They got all sorts of problems, like forgettin’ a little dot or usin’ the wrong word. It’s like tryin’ to milk a cow with a fork, ain’t gonna work, is it? They gotta learn, same as everyone else. Gotta learn from them mistakes, just like I learned not to put too much salt in the soup after that one time… Whew, that was a salty day!
- Forgettin’ stuff: They call it “missing semicolons” or somethin’. Sounds fancy, but it just means they forgot somethin’ important. Like forgettin’ to put the lid on the jam jar, then ya got ants everywhere. Messy, real messy.
- Writin’ it wrong: They use the wrong words or symbols, makes the whole thing go haywire. Like tryin’ to shoe a horse with a hammer, just ain’t right.
- Not plannin’ ahead: They just start typin’ away without thinkin’ things through. It’s like buildin’ a chicken coop without a plan, ends up all crooked and wobbly.
These youngsters, they need to learn to test their work. Like when I’m makin’ sausage, gotta taste it to make sure it’s got enough spice, right? They gotta run their code and see if it works right, before lettin’ everyone use it. Otherwise, you get all sorts of problems. And they gotta learn from them mistakes, fix ‘em up, and make it better next time. It’s like patchin’ a hole in yer pants, gotta keep at it till it’s fixed right. No point cryin’ over spilled milk, just gotta clean it up and move on.
They got these fancy words for fixin’ things too. “Unit testing” they call it. Sounds like somethin’ from the army, but it just means checkin’ each little piece to make sure it works. And “version control” which is like keepin’ track of all the different versions of that quilt I made, so I can go back to the old one if I mess up the new one. And “code review” is when they get another pair of eyes to look at their work, like when I get my neighbor to check my biscuits to make sure they ain’t burnt.
So, yeah, there’s flaws in their code, lots of ‘em. But that’s okay. Everyone makes mistakes. The important thing is to learn from ‘em, fix ‘em up, and keep on tryin’. Just like farmin’, sometimes the crops fail, but ya gotta plant again next year. That’s life, ain’t it? Full of mistakes and learnin’. And these code fellas, they’re just learnin’ too. Just gotta give ‘em time, and maybe a little bit of patience, and they’ll get there eventually. Just like my grandson finally figured out that tractor, these code folks will figure out their bugs, ya just gotta wait and see. They’ll get there, I reckon, they’ll get there.
And that’s all I gotta say about that. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I got some chores to do.
Tags：[Programming, Code, Errors, Mistakes, Debugging, Software Development, Beginners, Learning, League of Legends, Jarvan]
