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The author comes off as an elitist snob. People DO start from humble beginnings and rise to become decent programmers. One of my cousins dropped out of high s
by mncolinlee 14y ago
The author comes off as an elitist snob.
People DO start from humble beginnings and rise to become decent programmers.
One of my cousins dropped out of high school and spent many years driving a truck delivering potato chips. He eventually impregnated and wedded a young lady whose parents insisted he get a GED and go to college on their dime. He earned a computer science degree and now makes a respectable living creating medical device code.
Don't give me this "only the sun-touched chosen few of heaven get to hack code" line of tripe. It's utterly ridiculous. Programming is a skill and you should give it a chance just like you maybe tried juggling at some point.
- eshvk 14y agoI didn't actually see it as that. I saw him pointing out that his brother might be motivated from a financial reason to become a programmer. I thought of it a rant on the state of the industry as it exists and why work as a programmer even in the Valley is the same as the skill that you learn.
- mncolinlee 14y agoI'm sure I'm not the only one who reads this as a rant against his own brother for being naive. It's like he's saying, "how could he possibly ever become as good as me?" I highly doubt that his brother is much more of a screw-up than my cousin was when he moved from trucking to programming. The video oversells by hyperbole a little bit, but it's really not too far off of the mark. The bigger issue is tech schools who sell programming as if it's not ever difficult or tedious work. Of course, they do the same thing for every "exciting profession."