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Re:Be Anything You Want, but Not a Programmer by fargle on Friday October 27, 2023 @01:42PM (#38041538)
Re:Be Anything You Want, but Not a Programmer by fargle on Friday October 27, 2023 @01:55PM (#38041693)
I think this is Jeff Atwood's 2012 blog post: https://blog.codinghorror.com/please-dont-learn-to-code/

I think Jeff's position is better argued and more correct. I have seen all too well what a mess people make when they get into software and computer careers because they see dollar signs, not because they like it or have aptitude.