891
Programmers are no longer needed! (europe.pub)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
143 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 25 points 10 months ago (5 children)

When growing up in the 70's "computer programmers" were assumed to be geniuses. Nowadays they are maybe one tier above fast food workers. What a world!

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 5 child comments
    •
  • [–] 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Nowadays they are maybe one tier above fast food workers.

    :-/

    Having worked both jobs, I could point to a few differences

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

    Yeah fast food is a lot more stressful.

    Every single job in my entire life I have made more money, and my workload has gotten easier. I am grateful everyday I escaped the trap. Very few do.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago

    That environment was wild though. At the time, you basically needed to be an electrical engineer and/or a licensed HAM operator, just to have your head wrapped around how it all worked. Familiarity with the very electronics of the thing, even modifying the hardware directly when needed, was crucial to operating that old tech.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent