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Far from being just an isolated problem, this crudity is deeply embedded in the IT discourse, soaking through technical writings as well. The denigrating expressions of superiority in matters concerning programming that Marino calls _encoded chauvinism_ (Marino, 2020) constitute the main ingredient in the brew of toxic geek masculinity. _Real programmers_ don't use this code editor. _Real programmers_ don't use this programming language. _Real programmers_ don't care about others feelings. Etc.
_Real programmers_ read the fucking manual.
Ellen Ullman accounts on the emotional dumbness of her _real programmers_ colleagues give an insight of a problematic behavior, first intercepted and then capitalized by the IT industry. _"In meetings, they behave like children. They tell each other to shut up. The call each other idiots. They throw balled-up paper. One day, a team member screams at his Korean colleague, 'Speak English!' (A moment of silence follow this outburst, at least.)"_ (Ullman, 1997; 2017)
Programming means to deal with picky stubborn machines that don't overlook a single typo. It requires a high tolerance for failure. It is frustrating. But to project this frustration onto other users, as in the Read The Fucking Manual typical response to a request for help, it's a kind of negative solidarity (Fisher, 2013) that poses serious barriers to participation in the making of software.
