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Re:Programmer interrupted: The cost of interruption and cont... by 908B64B197 on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @04:46PM (#35460152)
> From a risk management perspective, why would I hire a programmer and pay them 200k a year when they cannot handle basic communication without becoming unproductive?

Do you actually hire programmers (people just transforming detailed spec into code) at 200K/y? Or do you hire Engineers for 200K + Stock to transform uncertain requirements and constraints into a working solution? If the former, you are overpaying a lot.

> Are humans still necessary when robots are able to understand humans and become fluent ESLs?

Does such a robot exists?

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Re:Programmer interrupted: The cost of interruption and cont... by commandlinefan on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @05:24PM (#35460562)
> Does such a robot exists

No, but if it ever does, they're going to replace all programmers with it, regardless of their "soft skills".

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