• psion1369@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I used to joke with my niece that my programming job was just me staring at screens and meetings all day. She didn’t believe me until she got to shadow me one day and got super bored.

  • Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radio
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    3 months ago

    It’s mind bending that there are actual humans on the planet, paid a shit tonne more than software developers, who not only believe the parody highlighted by @SwiftOnSecutity, but treat and share it as gospel, acting on it with nutjob metrics to “increase productivity” whilst salivating over the hyperbole around “AI” that is sweeping the globe, dreaming of a better world.

    One without those pesky developers with their brains, thoughts and opinions.

    But, what do I know, I’ve been in this profession for only 40 years…