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“You just don’t know how AI works” earns you a block.

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  • That’s up to you! There’s so many different disciplines within programming that you will learn some easier than others, and you will enjoy some more than others. You said you’re learning web development right now - it may be that you don’t like web development, not development. You could also try scripting, you could try databases or backend development. If you don’t like Javascript, you may like Python.

    If you desire the opportunity to peer-program, you know writing code with someone else together, then you may look for projects that have active Discord channels so you can join a voice/video call.

    And your general anxiety about the state of the internet being controlled by a handful of massive companies isn’t merely paranoia - a lot of people feel the same anxieties so you are absolutely not alone in that regard. Just make small things you like making - don’t worry about what framework it has to be made in, or what language you used.






  • Oh man… I remember reading this years ago and aspiring to be the Fantastic Programmer.

    This did NOT age well. Seriously consider some of the traits that this article is describing and play the game “Are We Describing a Programmer or a Zuckerburgian Psychopath?”

    • A tendency to suggest wacky and unrealistic solutions in meetings
    • Routinely applies for an extension to file taxes
    • Antagonistic when asked to maintain code for
      backwards-compatability
    • Dropped out of high-school, university, law or medical school because they didn’t see the point anymore
    • Disinterested by the outcome of elections
    • Cashes-in their 401k to fund their next venture
    • Has tried every pick-up line there is and has the slap-marks on his cheeks to prove it
    • Owns swag from Enron
    • They suddenly pause and stare into space in the middle of a conversation, then abandon you to hurry back to their terminal with no explanation
    • A destructive pursuit of perfection
    • Contempt for delivery dates
    • Substantial refactoring on the eve of a deadline