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> I think you missed the larger point - that we can be doing a better job as evangelists of the industry, and broadening it's reach. Humour me, why do we care
by aianus 10y ago
> I think you missed the larger point - that we can be doing a better job as evangelists of the industry, and broadening it's reach.
Humour me, why do we care to do this? The more people that think programming is magic and stay away, the more money we make.
- solitus 10y agoAMEN.
- dionidium 10y agoBecause a lot of outreach is really about saying, "you know, people who are just like me are pretty great."
- uola 10y agoBecause "we" want to raise the standard of programming so "our" experience is actually valued? Depending how driven you are, you can "max out" a programmer career in 5-15 years today.