Re:Ask HN: What was being a software developer like about 30...
by lowercased on Thursday November 03, 2022 @09:43AM
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> 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'.
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'.