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And you'll be a worse programmer for it because you won't have the reps.

• nradov 2y ago
  Programming is a means to an end for most of us. If you want to become an expert programmer for the sake of the craft then go for it, but most would benefit more from learning more about the business side. If you're building the wrong functionality then it doesn't matter how good your code is.
  • __loam 2y ago
    It's fascinating seeing this take on Hackernews of all places. I'm probably one of the most mercenary programmers you'll meet but this take is cynical even to me. If you have a skill that you use professionally and get paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to do, maybe you should cultivate and maintain it, idk. You'll probably get paid more and work less if you know what you're doing as opposed to being yet another disposable I'll handle the business side guy.
• golergka 2y ago
  I've been programming since 95. I have crafted beautiful handwritten codebases with much more complicated requirements. But at this point, I see code quality not as an end goal, but one of the trade offs.