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by marcus_holmes 4590 days ago
I did... the point with people learning to code is precisely not that they're going to get hired to write code (that's what we professionals do).

The current craze for teaching people to code that he references has (in my experience at least) got nothing to do with creating a horde of junior devs, but is to do with people waking up to the fact that they're effectively illiterate.

I agree entirely that 9 women can't produce a baby in one month, and that hiring 20 random junior devs is not going to make a development task go faster than 5 experienced devs in a decently managed development team.
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jasonlotito 4590 days ago
> I did... the point with people learning to code is precisely not that they're going to get hired to write code (that's what we professionals do).

So then I don't understand the point of your comment, because it's not a response to anything said in the original article. You are responding to Uncle Bob on an issue he does not bring up.

Unless you are referring to the part about code academies, where he says:

"These programs are attracting people to them, and employers, desperate to add developers, are hiring them."

Which flies in the face of what you say in this comment.

So, I don't understand. What are you responding to? Maybe you misunderstood the premise?

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marcus_holmes 4590 days ago
You're right... re-reading it carefully I found I missed the point he was making about companies hiring unskilled developers.

I guess I read the whole article with the mindset that coding is not primarily a commercial activity. Therefore hordes of novices is a great thing, a fantastic thing and his point got a little hard to reach for me because I'm not seeing them as potential hires for a commercial team and all I saw was scathing criticism of newbies.

I've been a big fan of his work on software craftsmanship, something I get completely; it's the difference between a master carpenter and a DIY carpentry enthusiast. Don't let the DIY enthusiast build your house, but don't discourage them either, the world needs their enthusiasm!

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