My thoughts on Code was never the hard part is a insult to programmers: Code was never the hard part is a insult to programmers
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- Senko Rasic Blog: Code was never the hard part is a insult to programmers
- Bro take my money for writing it. Really well written. Some points can be scrutinized over but overall a good point. Keeping hopes and the dignity of programmers afloat.
- Yeah! If it was not the hard part then why would some pay handsomely over last 5 decades or even more. Yes times change, that might no longer be the only thing that programmers do anymore. But it cannot be just glossed over as “already solved”. People have spent ages on this and a next token prediction can solve it then good, but nothing is perfect.
- The thing to highlight here is to “learn things adjacent to code” . That is a master advice, I will shout and shout till everyone hears it. I have experienced it myself, from being unaware of transaction certificate stuff to getting a decent understanding about the review process from 3 months of interaction with the client, is so valuable and brings upfront value to the code that I would generate or build the system. Having that knowledge is valuable than ever. Having the code understanding and this knowledge is almost like a unfair advantage over a field expert. Not everything can be outsourced but some of the knowledge and the right approach pays dividends over just one part.