@Gar

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That's me I'm Gar. he/him
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Gar4d ago
Show threadtef4d ago
the number of people who actually need software to work, and are willing to pay for it, is a very small number
GarMay 6
Lisa Lorenzin KR4LFE (she/her)May 6

This is *brutal*...

"There are no more juniors. There was a funeral for their passing in 2024. Nobody came. The machine does what they do now, but cheaper. Of course, juniors weren't valuable for what they produced, they were valuable for who they would become: the senior engineer who knows where the bodies are buried. We optimized for output, and abolished apprenticeship. A few years from now, we'll wonder where all the seniors are. We shot them. Nobody will remember."

https://www.stvn.sh/writing/programming-still-sucks-fqffhyp

ETA:
This is by @stevendotjs, who absolutely nails a bunch of things I've been feeling for a while now, but had no idea how to articulate...

Programming Still Sucks. — Writing

Sorry Peter. — I'm at a birthday party, and while most people here also work in tech, there's always a Guy with a Real Job. You know, a physical job, building some or other thing people need. And this Guy always asks some variant of the same question: aren't you worried AI is taking your job? I glance around and see a few faces turning around toward us, rolling their eyes ever so slightly before returning to their previous conversation. Yes, this question again.

GarMay 4
Chris HeilmannMay 4
We should replace "Quiet Quitting" with "Acting your wage".
GarApr 29
Show threadNathan Vander WiltApr 29
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GarApr 28
Bálint MagyarApr 28, 2020
Did you know? Today is This Frame From Blanka's Sprite Sheet Appreciation Day.
GarApr 28

When a wild animal attacks a person do we ask the animal to do better next time? No. It was in their nature. Companies under capitalism doing bad things is the exact same thing. They can not be reformed, or fixed. They can only be regulated. We must protect ourselves from them.

By all means, continue to push back and demand better. But demand these things from government. It is literally their job. Not that they are doing this job very well, but it is their job.

GarApr 23
As of next month I'm looking for a new job. If you know anyone hiring for a role that cares about people and supporting ways that software can help them give me a DM.
GarApr 15
Simeon.__proto__Apr 15
I'm thinking about taking a gap lifetime
GarApr 15
lizard appreciatorApr 15
GarApr 13
People admit the worst security practices in bug reports.