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| From | owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Programming? It No Longer Exists. |
| Date | 2018-04-29 16:49 +0000 |
| Organization | O.W.L. |
| Message-ID | <axzv980b.qu@rooftop.invalid> (permalink) |
| References | <pc4it802jr9@news2.newsguy.com> <9215fad1-beab-4e1b-bc23-67ccf8eb453d@googlegroups.com> |
Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 7:56:14 AM UTC-6, F. Russell wrote: >> Treat yourself to this excerpt from the link given below: >> >> "I was struck by how many developers were, like myself, >> not really programmers, but rather this, that and the other. A great number >> of tech ninjas were not exactly black belts when it came to the actual >> onerous work of computer programming. So many of the complex, discrete tasks >> involved in the creation of a website or an app had been automated that it >> was no longer necessary to possess knowledge of software mechanics. >> The coder’s work was rarely a craft. The apps ran on an assembly line, >> built with “open-source”, off-the-shelf components. The most important >> computer commands for the ninja to master were copy and paste." >> >> https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/17/get-rich-quick-silicon-valley-startup-billionaire-techie >> >> Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! So even in the heart of Silicon Valley the >> idea of "programming" is just a ruse. All "development" is now automated >> to the point where the greatest necessary skill becomes cutting and >> pasting. >> >> The highest paid "programmer" in all of Silicon Valley would likely >> flunk out of Comp Sci 101. > > <https://imgur.com/a/EX9sOfN> > > Must sting... for you ;) > > Why don't you brush up your cutting and pasting skills so you can earn > what these 'flunkies' do? Can you do that with the 16-bit version of cooledit that he's wedded to?
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Programming? It No Longer Exists. "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2018-04-29 13:55 +0000
Re: Programming? It No Longer Exists. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-04-29 09:17 -0700
Re: Programming? It No Longer Exists. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-04-29 16:49 +0000
Re: Programming? It No Longer Exists. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-04-29 10:00 -0700
Re: Programming? It No Longer Exists. "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2018-04-30 10:42 +0000
Re: Programming? It No Longer Exists. owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-04-30 16:12 +0000
Re: Programming? It No Longer Exists. Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-04-30 09:28 -0700
Re: Programming? It No Longer Exists. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-04-30 09:56 -0700
Re: Programming? It No Longer Exists. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-04-30 09:44 -0700
Re: Programming? It No Longer Exists. Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-04-29 09:54 -0700
Re: Programming? It No Longer Exists. "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2018-04-29 17:37 +0000
Re: Programming? It No Longer Exists. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2018-04-29 10:42 -0700
Re: Programming? It No Longer Exists. Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-04-29 15:54 -0700
Re: Programming? It No Longer Exists. "F. Russell" <fr@random.info> - 2018-04-30 10:37 +0000
Re: Programming? It No Longer Exists. Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-04-30 03:45 -0700
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