Programming

As a senior software engineer, I enjoyed the article and agree with the sentiment with regards to education (learning is good).

That being said I don’t think I’d recommend to a friend or family member that they go into this field. The job market for juniors is terrible and companies are much more inclined to believe AI can do it better for cheaper - even at the expense of never teaching the next generation of senior engineers.

Personally, I feel more burnt out than ever reading dozens of low quality PRs every day from juniors who clearly do not know what mistakes to look for. All comments by seniors on PRs are addressed by the AI as well so the traditional feedback <-> learning seems broken - particularly in remote work.

The question is more "considering the state of the world and the reality of computer programming job, should I consider becoming programmer" and the answer is no.

The idea that everyone should code is silly but like anything if you are good at it and enjoy it then do it. Now I would say do as much math as you can handle and take an elementary logic class along with class that goes through major philosphical thought if you can. Also liberal arts is good for a broad education although large colleges with stadium classes to fill reqs is not so great.

Thanks for the recommendation, the article is interesting and gives me some hope.