Programming Isn't Dying, It's Climbing the Abstraction Ladder
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"Programming isn't dying, it's evolving." That idea sits at the heart of this conversation recorded live from the Rails World conference, where Obie Fernandez joined the Buzzsprout studio to push back on DHH's keynote claim that programming is dead. Rather than panic, both speakers see this moment as another step up the abstraction ladder, similar to how developers once moved from assembly to compiled languages.
Historically, people have consistently underestimated the need for skilled developers, and that pattern appears to be repeating itself now. (It's almost comforting…
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