There’s a thing I picked up from my dad and the fitters who worked in my grandfather’s workshop: own your tools. That way you’re not tied to your employer, you can take your tools and your skills to another job any time you please.
I was once on the position where the only laptop I had access to was owned by my employer. It made my teeth itch.
It’s just one more reason I am deeply suspicious of LLMs for coding. And all the other rented software out there, for that matter.
@pdcawley Your implied analogy doesn't hold water for me.
Did your employer somehow prevent you from having access to any other laptops on Earth?
Also, I've NEVER been required to provide my OWN laptop for any job I've had. Would you prefer that? Because I don't believe I would.
"Your own tools" is a flabby, vague concept here that's not transporting well in this analogy. A hammer is one thing, a computer quite another.
@aud Yeah, and I can't afford MOST of the stuff at my various jobs, but that doesn't imply that I'm entitled to any of it, or that anyone should provide me with it because I'd like to have it.
Are you serious?
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