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Right, I would more ascribe that viewpoint to some journos on Twitter. I think if that viewpoint is referenced on HN, it is done so derisively.

• robertlagrant 3y ago
  It was a big thing ten years ago - why not learn to code if your job has gone overseas? At the point Mayor Bloomberg tweeted something about learning to code, it seems Jeff Atwood felt it was time to weigh in[0]. [0] https://blog.codinghorror.com/please-dont-learn-to-code https://blog.codinghorror.com/please-dont-learn-to-code
  • borski 3y ago
    I think the point is that it wasn’t big on HN.
    • robertlagrant 3y ago
      I was saying it wasn't just some "journos on Twitter".
      • borski 3y ago
        Fair.
      • googlryas 3y ago
        Saying "learn to code" is different from "oh, you got laid off of your trucking job? Learn to code"
        • robertlagrant 3y ago
          It is, but it was the latter that was being said, IIRC.
          • googlryas 3y ago
            But not by Bloomberg. He was saying a version of "Everyone should know how to code!"