Honestly i think more than 1% of developers code for fun, understand at least basic unix, and can clearly see when a system is shoddy and dumbed down. Maybe a

Honestly i think more than 1% of developers code for fun, understand at least basic unix, and can clearly see when a system is shoddy and dumbed down. Maybe a majority don’t, and my experience is definitely biased. But i’ve met many programmers of diverse backgrounds, and a lot are very passionate and research the newest and best technologies on their own. They probably don’t read Hacker News, but I think “hacker” programmers are more common than you realize.