I’m a Developer. I Won’t Teach My Kids to Code, and Neither Should You (2018)

Re:I’m a Developer. I Won’t Teach My Kids to Code, and Neith... by fongitosous on Sunday June 07, 2020 @11:15AM (#23447950)

what worries me is the code-monkey idea behind everyone can/need to code. I don't want coding to become the blue-collar skill of the next decade.

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Re:I’m a Developer. I Won’t Teach My Kids to Code, and Neith... by paul_f on Sunday June 07, 2020 @11:26AM (#23448032)

I hope you didn't mean this as elitist as it comes across. There's nothing wrong with blue-collar coding

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Re:I’m a Developer. I Won’t Teach My Kids to Code, and Neith... by fongitosous on Sunday June 07, 2020 @01:27PM (#23448939)

I meant it in a way that if coding becomes a blue-collar job salaries will go lower, people who have ambition will move into another field, work life will get harder.

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Re:I’m a Developer. I Won’t Teach My Kids to Code, and Neith... by randompwd on Sunday June 07, 2020 @12:55PM (#23448671)

Yes there is. As a craft, it dies.

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Re:I’m a Developer. I Won’t Teach My Kids to Code, and Neith... by dennis_jeeves on Sunday June 07, 2020 @12:33PM (#23448528)

It is already a blue-collar skill for 3/4 of people who code.

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