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The Programmer Identity Crisis

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270 points imasl42 | 4 comments | 21 Oct 25 16:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.818s | source
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RamtinJ95 ◴[21 Oct 25 17:57 UTC] No.45659167[source]▶
I think "Identity Crisis" is a bit over dramatic, but I for the most part agree with the sentiment. I have written something in the same vane, but still different enough that I would love to comment it but its just way more efficient to point to my post. I hope that is OK: https://handmadeoasis.com/ai-and-software-engineering-the-co...
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1. jimbokun ◴[21 Oct 25 20:17 UTC] No.45661129[source]▶
I can think of few truer identity crises than having a craft you have spent years honing and perfecting automated away.
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2. RamtinJ95 ◴[21 Oct 25 20:54 UTC] No.45661578[source]▶
I fully agree with that statement, but I dont agree with the premise that, that is whats happening currently.
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3. muldvarp ◴[21 Oct 25 22:32 UTC] No.45662560[source]▶
It's the explicitly stated goal of several of the largest companies on the planet which put up a lot of money to try to reach that goal. And the progress over the past few years has been stunning.
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4. filoeleven ◴[22 Oct 25 15:09 UTC] No.45670323{3}[source]▶
It's a pretty good trick if you don't look too hard at the details. Including how many users have been active for a year vs the weekly counts.