I found this thought funny. A few years ago everyone was all learn to code so you don’t lose your job! Now there wont be any programming jobs in 10 years. But we will need a lot of manual labor still.

  • viciouslyinclined@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    It really IS ridiculous. I even took a beginners coding class in high school. In the end, we will always needs programmers so if coding is your thing, keep doing it.

    But I would personally rather construct a small home with my bare hands than learn to properly program. (I am not good at it…haha)

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      That’s the key point I reckon “if coding is your thing” many people are trying to learn a complex thing they have no interest in.

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        23 hours ago

        Yes! I met someone who said he had no passion for programming, but just did it for the paycheck, but also had not reached a particularly good paycheck.

        I asked, “If you have no passion for it, what carries you through the soul crushing aspects?”

        And now he and I don’t talk about programming, anymore.