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1371 points yett | 6 comments | 23 Apr 25 14:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.755s | source | bottom
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maz1b ◴[23 Apr 25 14:57 UTC] No.43772964[source]▶
I always enjoy reading deeply technical writeups like these. I only wonder how much more rare they may or may not get in the AI era.
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1. senda ◴[23 Apr 25 15:12 UTC] No.43773114[source]▶
i think the shift will be from craftmens to trademens in regards to general software engineers, but these are type of writes up stem of a artisan style all to its own.
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2. eduardofcgo ◴[23 Apr 25 15:56 UTC] No.43773577[source]▶
We have been seeing this shift for a while, where "software engineers" graduate from 3 month bootcamps. Except now most likely they will not be earning 500k making crud apps.
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3. sitzkrieg ◴[23 Apr 25 20:22 UTC] No.43776268[source]▶
and thats a good thing
4. nonethewiser ◴[24 Apr 25 02:09 UTC] No.43778652[source]▶
Compare python devs of today to fortran devs of the 60s. Something like that distance. Maybe more. But the trend isnt new.
5. throwaway2037 ◴[24 Apr 25 03:31 UTC] No.43779018[source]▶
What about the incredible front end Devs that only know JS/CSS/HTML? They can still be true craftspeople in their art, be it cross-browser/platform issues or performance tweaking.
6. throwaway2037 ◴[24 Apr 25 03:32 UTC] No.43779028[source]▶
I call bullshit. What 3mo bootcamp grads were earning 500k writing CRUD apps? Zero.