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by nh23423fefe 1168 days ago
> if we

Who is this we? The people who understand mashed with the ignorant who put in no work?

> to democratise

So that those in the know can be further diluted with dabblers who contribute nothing and complain about their ignorance?

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raises hand I'd like more tools that involve me putting in no work, please. They help me achieve my real-world goal faster.
making thing obscure and less obvious is anti-intellectual, its getting harder and harder for new developers to gain a footing in software development

also why tools like chatGPT have gained so much popularity

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Yep, like the olden days where the only people “in the know” knew Latin. Or, before that, Greek.

Then someone had to come along and invent the printing press.

> Or, before that, Greek.

Greek (or koine, for that matter) was pretty much street vernacular in the Roman/Byzantine empire during that period you're likely talking about.