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That's a great negative viewpoint. Thanks for sharing it. I think you missed the larger point - that we can be doing a better job as evangelists of the industr
by occam65 10y ago
That's a great negative viewpoint. Thanks for sharing it.
I think you missed the larger point - that we can be doing a better job as evangelists of the industry, and broadening it's reach.
- aianus 10y ago> I think you missed the larger point - that we can be doing a better job as evangelists of the industry, and broadening it's reach. Humour me, why do we care to do this? The more people that think programming is magic and stay away, the more money we make.
- solitus 10y agoAMEN.
- dionidium 10y agoBecause a lot of outreach is really about saying, "you know, people who are just like me are pretty great."
- uola 10y agoBecause "we" want to raise the standard of programming so "our" experience is actually valued? Depending how driven you are, you can "max out" a programmer career in 5-15 years today.
- jshevek 10y agoHow is that a "negative" viewpoint? I see absolutely no negativity in that person's post. Is it possible you might be projecting something?
- intrasight 10y agoNo, I got that point and indeed I do agree with it. In truth, I was just commenting on the title with the point that most everything is by chance - most importantly our very existence as individuals. No negativity was intended.
- douche 10y agoJust think how lucky that sperm was that made it into the egg, vs all the other millions.
- intrasight 10y agoThat is indeed where the luck begins.
- sheepleherd 10y agoactually, i would say yours is the narrow point, and it's also a POV whose reach you are looking to broaden. The negative aspect of your POV is that some of us get tired of hearing it over and over (and I'm not picking on you, just explaining the different attitude) Labelling our worldview negative is also a negativity. My goal in reading hacker news is not helping contribute blasts of cold air in order to preserve every little snowflake; but every little snowflake is welcome, nay, invited even, to read sober analysis of what processes are really going on. That's real math, science, and engineering. I had to laugh the other day when I saw an effort to promote STEAM. STEAM? It's STEM, but including the Arts! OMG. Did we leave anybody out?