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0 pointspipes2y ago0 comments

Reddit opened up a world of computer programming to me back in 2007. I read blogs and books I'd never of heard of otherwise. It expanded my world view. I wish I'd been reading it when I was 14 instead of 25 after I finished university (I scrapped by in a shitty IT degree). I would have focused on maths and programming. It expanded my world view and opened me up to a lot of good influences.

Yeah it has an addictive dark side. Also most of the user comments went to shit years ago. But overall a net win for me.

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CPAhem2y ago

Many of the technical and science stuff is still pretty good. Not like it used to be, but it's a recurring theme, when the Internet expanded, UseNet also became rubbish, "infested by AOL'ers and spam" was the complaint in 1996.

sciencesama2y ago

Mind sharing your books and path you would take that improved your programming skills ?

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