My man. Software development was never really about writing code. Well, maybe junior positions did that. But the most valuable developers were always the bridge between the code and the customer, guarantors of technical accountability and that continues today.

There are still people that write assembly and cobol. They just aren't very common. There will still be people writing c and js by hand, because for some apps, that accountability will matter more than building cheap software. But, yeah, cheap software will be automated in the same way that development of cheap software moved to compilers and scripts instead of writing assembly by hand. It was always a matter of when, not if.

I guess it's a bit sooner than we expected. You will need to decide if you want to retool your skills for cheap software (transitioning to something like a technical PM), or compete for positions maintaining critical software. Won't be easy either way.

You have more in common with these folks than you think. Amplify your common ground, don't let the media that portrays them in a certain negative light amplify what you disagree on.

It all makes so much more sense when you accept the fact that the vast majority of the population doesn't know what the Windows Terminal is, but instead can tell you every detail about Taylor Swift's engagement.

Sorry for your loss. Linux is there for you though.

Not having access to Alexa and other invasive products sounds liberating, not a punishment.

What does a map in Arabic display for the Saharah? Maybe start there, by translating the name back to the original, then make a new translation to English that is more faithful to the specificity.

CEO's mooch off of the value of labour, no doubt, but to think they are stupid is a serious miscalculation. That kind of arrogance, underestimating your opponent, doesn't win any battles.

"We should restrict the free use of oxygen because terrorists can breath it to sustain themselves."

C'mon. Crypto has issues, but this ain't one of them. Pandering to people's fear is how fascist seize power for themselves and perpetuate the horrors we feared in the first place.