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This reminds me of programming through the decades: going from binary/punch cards to assembly to high level languages to even higher level languages (and librar
by TulliusCicero 5y ago
This reminds me of programming through the decades: going from binary/punch cards to assembly to high level languages to even higher level languages (and libraries and frameworks): at each jump, programmers can do the same thing as before with less effort and time. Did this mean less demand for programmers?
Nope! Actually the opposite: per-programmer productivity rising meant more demand for programmers, because programmers became more useful, and it turns out “manipulate information” is a skill with nearly endless uses.