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Browsing reddit and came across this comment on this post:
Computer programmer…
We are in the “pre-industrial” era of software development, and even the best of us aren’t very good at it
Think about it..
Mechanical engineering is hundreds of years old
Architecture is older
Software starts at roughly 1950
We have a long way to go
When a new bridge, building or airplane is designed, everybody knows it will almost certainly work correctly
Major software projects frequently crash and burn and are abandoned
Those that succeed are filled with bugs
Software is NOT a rigorous engineering discipline
..and yes..I have been programming since 1972 and I know a bit about software
So we have the following forces at work now:
- Software is a relatively young industry. There have not been generations of programmers we can refer to like Art or Construction.
- Software is eating the world. I can’t thinking of any significant business entity that doesn’t rely on software today
- Not enough computer engineers
- Rise of Online Courses of which many, if not all, have an emphasis on learning programming
What does this all mean? Simply, software is here and if you want to remain relevant in tomorrow’s economy, you gotta learn the language.
