> Yes, reading HN it often seems like programming skill is the only game in town I always felt most of us on HN were well rounded individuals--interested in mo

> Yes, reading HN it often seems like programming skill is the only game in town I always felt most of us on HN were well rounded individuals--interested in most areas of knowledge. Looking at the random articles that get upvoted along with ones on programming, it seems to coincide with that premise. Sure, we talk quite a bit about programming, but it's a just a tool for automating the repetitive work we do and to make ours and other's lifes easier. It's a means to an end and also something that happens to interest us at the same time.