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Re:Amazon worker chat app to ban words such as “union”, “pay... by goodpoint on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @07:07AM (#30917493)
> Programming is infinitely easier to get into than any other high paying field

Being an average programmer is indeed easy compared to many skilled jobs. In some areas people are called "senior" after doing a 6-months bootcamp and landing a job copypasting stack overflow for 3 years.

Being a good software engineer is a different thing and takes endless learning.

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Re:Amazon worker chat app to ban words such as “union”, “pay... by giraffe_lady on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @10:50AM (#30919764)
We aren't talking about what it takes to be a good one though, just to be one. Your last sentence is true of literally any work or skill one chooses to master. And choosing mastery isn't required in any of them, there are other optimizations available.
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