Good article on why the push to make coders out of everyone and their grandmother is not driven by altruism. Could not agree more
But coding is not magic. It is a technical skill, akin to carpentry. Learning to build software does not make you any more immune to the forces of American capitalism than learning to build a house. Whether a coder or a carpenter, capital will do what it can to lower your wages, and enlist public institutions towards that end.
Just like every carpenter is destined for greatness and fantastic material success, most will toil in obscurity and make barely enough. Such is the fate that awaits this unending legions of coders who will come into the workforce with questionable skills. They will serve to depress salaries all around and it would become all but impossible for seriously good developers to stand out and be counted never mind be compensated commensurate to their abilities.
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