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>Would that experience get eroded though? Yes. If you stop doing something, you get worse at it. There is literally no exception to this that I'm aware of. In
by jplusequalt 1y ago
>Would that experience get eroded though?
Yes. If you stop doing something, you get worse at it. There is literally no exception to this that I'm aware of. In the future where everyone is dependent on ever larger amounts of code, the possibility that nobody will be equipped to write/debug that code should scare you.
- CuriouslyC 1y agoThe amount of weightlifting a strength athlete needs to do to stay near their peak (but outside medal range) is ~15% of a full training workload. People can play instruments once a month and still be exceptional once the pathways are set down. Are you getting slightly worse at direct code jockeying? Sure, but not a lot, and you're getting superpowers in exchange.
- jplusequalt 1y agoBoth of these examples have much more to do with muscle memory than critical thinking.
- jplusequalt 1y ago>and you're getting superpowers in exchange The superpower you speak of is to become a product manager, and lose out on the fun of problem solving. If that's the future of tech, I want nothing to do with it.