Students flee field as computer 'fad fades' (1987)

Re:Students flee field as computer 'fad fades' (1987) by mavhc on Monday July 05, 2021 @05:56AM (#27736186)

Programming used to be getting a computer to do something.

Now it's refining the idea someone has until it's code. People think they know what they want, but have no clue about the masses of details required. If the person with the idea and the programmer are far apart (in space, time, or culturally), it's pointless.

Most ideas don't require 100s of programmers, so the cost saving is minimal

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Students flee field as computer 'fad fades' (1987) by matwood on Monday July 05, 2021 @07:11AM (#27736658)

> Now it's refining the idea someone has until it's code.

This is one of the most succinct ways I've seen this said. Thank you.

For the most part the days of handing a programmer a spec who then codes it up are gone. For many problems, programming itself is the easy part. Figuring out what to program, and the complete solution is where the majority of the work resides.

[ Parent | on HN ]