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[–] [email protected] 187 points 10 months ago (28 children)

I get the joke.

But if, like me, you actually feel this here's how I got away from it: make sure you actually understand things.

Read the error message over and over again, look up the words, understand what it is saying.

If something isn't working, start reading the code and making sure you understand what each line is doing.

It will feel incredibly slow and painful at first. Eventually you will strengthen those.muscles, however, and it'll become second nature.

Then you can cut and paste with confidence! 🤣

[–] DharkStare 3 points 10 months ago

Exactly. I cut and paste all the time but I make sure I know what the code is doing first before I actually add the code.

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