TIL (today I learned) - let's share the 'stoopid' moments

I realized I have a bad habit of dropping abbreviations figuring the audience gets it. IYKYK kind of BS. I dropped IWKYM in a conversation with a friend who hasn't read "Dungeon Crawler Carl" and she called me out with a WTF.

This group is getting large and people are coming at this (AI, large language models, programming, etc.) with varying degrees of comfort and familiarity. Feeling like I've coded since the stoneage, I grew up with this stuff. From vacuum-tube tape-drive building-sized mainframes to tiny little nano computers, I've been lucky enough to have some hand in things at a lot of layers.

I see several posts where people are feeling discouraged when they hit a wall. They aim high and are frustrated when it lands low. Don't compare yourself against the rushing torrent of build posts (especially the successful build releases). You don't see the hours, weeks, months, of struggle - frustrations - and dead-ends hit to get past the pain and into the happy spot where things work (at least for a little while until they break and we go back to the basic(s)).

So share your stupid here. Be vulnerable. Let others know the struggle is real and wide. Whether a total new player on the field or the top-tier champion, we all hit the wall. I put this under "General discussion" as it's less about looking for an answer and more just venting. I've learned that one late in life (ask my partner if she wants me to listen or problem solve when I notice she's unhappy about something... much better convo :)

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