There has never been a time in my life when I have been less enthused to be a programmer than now.

[soller@floss.social]

There has never been a time in my life when I have been less enthused to be a programmer than now.

[pervognsen@mastodon.social]

@soller Yup. Even my most optimistic prediction involves it getting a lot worse before it starts getting better again.

[tornaxo7@mastodon.social]

@soller what are the reasons?

[igigog@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@soller Same. Though, to be honest, it's more of a pessimism regarding the future in general.

[darcmoughty@infosec.exchange]

@soller I ran into a friend who is a lead for web developers, and he's pretty spooked.

[soller@floss.social]

@TornaxO7 AI, government overreach, undocumented hardware, death of the PC and rise of mobile devices, etc

[dflag84@fosstodon.org]

@soller If it can reassure you, there is still a huge amount of people like me who don't believe in the AI hype bullshit and want to learn real computers. I want linux on my computer and on my phone. I want no AI integrated in my OS. I want no ads everywhere and I want control over my hardware. Please don't give up on us Jeremy. You're part of the ones who can save us from that bullshit that no one needs. You have all my support my friend and you work for an amazing company and team!!

[linux_in_a_bit@infosec.exchange]

@soller
Remember kids, if you want a good career, pick the field that is most consistently getting more difficult over time:
Cybersecurity!

[alcinnz@floss.social]

@soller I find there's things to be optimistic for. Computer Science continues to advance, finding more efficient ways to achieve our goals. And the public compsci education is better than ever!

But amongst the industry's tunnel-vision its harder then ever to find our place in it! If I had an answer I would've taken it.