I would like to share my perspective.

The practice of programming by combining and building upon code that others have written is fundamental to the ethos of open source and collaboration in general, whether in public or private projects. It is not a mark against anyone that they haven’t written every single line of code themselves.

Leveraging the strengths of others is often a wise approach, and it is at the heart of effective teamwork.

There are various skill levels in coding, and I believe it's important to respect each of them rather than dismissing anyone as 'not a programmer.'

We should also be cautious with phrases like 'Back in my days...' as they can often reflect a longing for the past rather than an objective assessment of the present. Every generation brings its own strengths and challenges, and it’s essential to view them with clarity rather than nostalgia.


On Mon, 12 Aug 2024 at 08:28, tippfehlr <tippfehlr@tippfehlr.eu> wrote:
Hi everyone,

for one, this was a thread about an unmanaged file in /usr/bin but has
evolved first to discussing supply-chain attacks and then to incompetent
programmers.


 > "Anyone can code" is one of the most ridiculous statements so far this
 > millenia

“Anyone can code” is an educational statement so those who have potenial
  problem solving can learn it.


 > If software development is reduced to button-clicking and YAML
 > manifests, then there's no incentive to learn that stuff.

It’s not as if it would replace proper programming; I have yet to see a
functional app built without code.

The art of programming is problem solving, not coding.

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tippfehlr