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Re:Ask HN: What was being a software developer like about 30... by AstralStorm on Monday October 31, 2022 @05:09PM (#33413196)
For some things, it was possible to substitute grit, experimentation, practice and ultimately mastery.

But for others, especially being closer to hardware, a good book was necessary. These days, it still might be.

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Re:Ask HN: What was being a software developer like about 30... by lowercased on Thursday November 03, 2022 @09:43AM (#33450837)
> substitute grit, experimentation

And.. there were far fewer distractions. Waiting for compiling? Maybe you could play solitaire, but there were fewer 'rabbit holes' to go down because... you likely weren't on a network. Even by mid 90s, you weren't easily 2 seconds away from any distraction you wanted, even if you were 'online'.

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