Real Programmers Don't Use Pascal

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A 1983 satirical essay whose 'Real Programmer' is a macho hacker who scorns high-level niceties.

Ed Post's parody of 'Real Men Don't Eat Quiche' celebrated the FORTRAN-and-assembly old guard who disdain structured programming and helpful tools, half-joking and half-nostalgic. The archetype it named still surfaces whenever someone insists the harder, lower-level way is the only true way.

Also known as: Real Programmers Don't Use Pascal, Real Programmer

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