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Why We Will Never Have Enough Software Developers
But with the rise of industrialization there are fewer and fewer craftsmen. One of the biggest remaining groups is computer programmers.
Paul Graham • Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age
Your knowledge becomes out of date as new techniques, languages, and environments are developed. Changing market forces may render your experience obsolete or irrelevant.
David Thomas • The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
If you believe AI is taking over, to what job shall you retreat? Is there a job that won't be touched by AI? Will you spend your career being chased by AI from one job after another?
Every disruptive technology will lay waste to some industries. That's in the definition of the word. I completely agree that basic coding jobs are in danger. But they'... See more
Every disruptive technology will lay waste to some industries. That's in the definition of the word. I completely agree that basic coding jobs are in danger. But they'... See more
r/launchschool - Reddit
So why quit? Three reasons. First, I’ve felt for a few years now that the startups I’m seeing don’t seem so much like progress as just shopkeeping. This isn’t a dig: there’s money to be made razoring a thin slice off a huge market, and there’s certainly less risk in that than there is building a market from scratch. But it’s just not that interesti... See more
Jerry Neumann • Resignation letter
As Chris explains, as fields develop they accumulate huge bodies of knowledge that researchers are meant to be familiar with before they start contributing themselves. But the weight of that existing knowledge — and the need to keep up with what everyone else is doing — can become crushing. It can take someone until their 30s or later to earn their... See more