Re:Citizen developers are rapidly becoming the vanguard of c...
by dragonwriter on Friday January 28, 2022 @09:39PM
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> Not everyone can play in the NBA.
Writing code as part of a job isn't being in the NBA, it's just like writing as part of a job.
> Not everyone can safely drive a car.
A better analogy for code, but only a very small share of those who are employable at all are not employable in a job where driving a vehicle is a part (though not necessarily a central part) of the job.
There's no reason coding can't be like that.
> Not everyone can architect and write good code.
Not everyone can organize and write quality prose, either, but most people who can't can still get jobs where writing text is a required part of the job.
Writing code as part of a job isn't being in the NBA, it's just like writing as part of a job.
> Not everyone can safely drive a car.
A better analogy for code, but only a very small share of those who are employable at all are not employable in a job where driving a vehicle is a part (though not necessarily a central part) of the job.
There's no reason coding can't be like that.
> Not everyone can architect and write good code.
Not everyone can organize and write quality prose, either, but most people who can't can still get jobs where writing text is a required part of the job.