Post #664037

2026-02-15 13:22 UTC

RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/116074382014960841 Some of this resonates, but maybe code wizard is not the correct lens? For ~50 years, programmer meant “writes code”. But, maybe it should have meant &quot;solves problems&quot;. In other words: companies don&#39;t pay programmers high salaries to write code, they pay them to solve business problems. Sometimes that means you don&#39;t write any code at all and fix a process problem. Other times, code is the solution. The code is not the valuable artifact, though.

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@oliverandrich@social.tchncs.de 2026-02-15 13:28

@adamghill That is indeed the mindset we developers should have. Writing code is from my point of view the least important. Analyze problems, find solutions and create secure and enjoyable products is what our profession is about.

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@EmmaDelescolle@mastodon.social 2026-02-15 13:37

@adamghill ... just in time for me to post this 😉 https://mastodon.social/@EmmaDelescolle/116074908952591199

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@ehmatthes@fosstodon.org 2026-02-15 13:38

@adamghill > The code is not the valuable artifact, though. I get the point there, but I think it's a little more nuanced. I think there's often a promise we make when building something that we'll be able to maintain it, and add on to it over time. If an AI-assisted codebase can be maintained over time, that's great. I think we're going to see some companies fail or struggle really hard because they solved something quickly, but couldn't iterate beyond that initial success.

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