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Re:Competitive Programmer's Handbook (2018) [pdf] by dominotw on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @09:43AM (#49978381)
Well there is something between 'button making guilds' and 'go to bootcamp for 2 months to be a software engineer'

Every other profession does gatekeeping. Yet we dont see any animosity towards them for doing so. Infact we condone it.

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Re:Competitive Programmer's Handbook (2018) [pdf] by kbelder on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @04:37PM (#49983747)
I have animosity for most of them!
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Re:Competitive Programmer's Handbook (2018) [pdf] by dominotw on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @09:52AM (#49992923)
can you share specifically what animosity you have towards doctors?
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