longtimeranon

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   by longtimeranon 13y ago

   > I'm a coder. I've been a coder a huge chunk of my life. This attempt to label "coder" as some kind of idiot is really pissing me off, If you want to call yourself a coder, fine. However, there is still a difference
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   by longtimeranon 13y ago

   This is exactly the sort of thing I'm talking about! Doctors in the US are the highest paid in the world because of protectionist laws that don't allow foreign doctors to practice (no H-1B competition), that prevent new medical sc
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   by longtimeranon 13y ago

   With the media coverage of code.org, Leo the Homeless Coder, and the code schools and bootcamps springing up everywhere, the message the general public is getting is that whatever "coding" is and whatever "coders" do doe