Comment on What's something difficult programmers make look easy?parentComments−lelandfe2ySimilarly, I was tasked with counting every file in a folder and its subdirectories as a punishment at a job on campus as an undergrad.I plonked out a Bash oneliner in a couple minutes and gave the result. My disgruntled superior had me do it again by hand.−thekiptxt2yAh, you had the knowledge to solve the problem using bash, but had not the wisdom to sit on the answer and surf the web until a plausible amount of time had passed :)
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Similarly, I was tasked with counting every file in a folder and its subdirectories as a punishment at a job on campus as an undergrad.
I plonked out a Bash oneliner in a couple minutes and gave the result. My disgruntled superior had me do it again by hand.
Ah, you had the knowledge to solve the problem using bash, but had not the wisdom to sit on the answer and surf the web until a plausible amount of time had passed :)