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I guess they can all become Javascript developers and fulfill the big tech companies' dreams of having hordes of cheap engineers on the labor market. That would
by pzh 10y ago
I guess they can all become Javascript developers and fulfill the big tech companies' dreams of having hordes of cheap engineers on the labor market. That would help save some of the money poured into various initiatives like 'Dolphins who code', etc.
- connorelsea 10y agoWhat is wrong with being a JavaScript developer?
- pzh 10y agoNothing. On the contrary, it's the most marketable skill, judging from the number of Bootcamps that prepare for it.
- beaconstudios 10y agountil software becomes available that makes programming 10x easier...
- secfirstmd 10y agoThis idea has been around for over 10 years but I still don't see that many signs of it happening. I mean what interesting projects are around that actually make it possible to for example, let a non-technial person point and click develop a python or Java application? It happened with HTML/CSS and Dreamweaver/WordPress etc years ago but it's much easier with web stuff and I don't really see it elsewhere.
- beaconstudios 10y agoI think we're in the early stage of automating web development but sites like Wix have made impressive strides in making UI design accessible. I'm working on something in this field myself and I've done enough research and prototyping that I think it's definitely achievable.
- collinmanderson 10y agoonce ML starts replacing programming jobs, we'll have singularity.
- beaconstudios 10y agoI think that's a stretch. 90% of programming is repetitive if you compare different projects. Also, I didn't mention ML/AI.