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CS like other disciplines will be dominated by the climate change fallout for the next 100 years. One thing I think about is that for the entire history of comp
by AndyMcConachie 4y ago
CS like other disciplines will be dominated by the climate change fallout for the next 100 years. One thing I think about is that for the entire history of computing there have always been more programmers this year than the last. The number of programmers on the planet has always been increasing.
What happens when that trend reverses? Better yet, what happens when the number of people who are capable of writing software plummets quickly due to a mass extinction event?
What kinds of systems will the survivors design and implement? How will the relationship between development and maintenance change in this new world?
- rightbyte 4y agoLess JS then I guess? More static pages? Save the planet with uBlock ome ad at a time. (I am not sarcastic here BTW).
- thesuperbigfrog 4y ago>> What kinds of systems will the survivors design and implement? How will the relationship between development and maintenance change in this new world? https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/the-birth-and-death-of-javascript https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/the-birth-and-death...
- dinkumthinkum 4y agoMass extinction? Being so hyperbolic about climate change doesn’t persuade people to your viewpoint, it encourages the opposite.
- weakfortress 4y agoI found Al Gore's HN account everyone. Climate alarmists have predicted 200 of the last 0 extinction events. I won't hold my breath. The greatest threat to developers is outsourcing not ice ages.