▲ 805 ▼ You can have anything you wan... (sh.itjust.works) submitted 2 years ago by CowsLookLikeMaps@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev 64 comments fedilink hide all child comments hyperlink
[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (7 children) Does this include all future invented programming languages? permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] silasmariner@programming.dev 16 points 2 years ago (5 children) No, the flip side of this wish is your knowledge is frozen in time to when you make the wish and can never be updated. You gradually become more and more outdated as you fail to grasp even the simplest of changes to all languages in current usage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] chaogomu@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago So I forever work on legacy systems. Not ideal, but there's quite a bit of job security in it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bonehead@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago The upside to this is that you can still make good money as a legacy programmer. Just look at COBOL job listings. permalink fedilink source parent [–] funkajunk@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago The ol' monkey's paw permalink fedilink source parent [–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Well damn, that's kind of evil. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago At that point your fame as a Rockstar Dev (I hate myself for typing that) will allow you to transition to a cushy ceo position. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 3 points 2 years ago Oh no, does this include all hypothetical alternate interpretations of the same code? So, you just look at the screen and go "yep, it definitely could mean something"? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 16 points 2 years ago (5 children) No, the flip side of this wish is your knowledge is frozen in time to when you make the wish and can never be updated. You gradually become more and more outdated as you fail to grasp even the simplest of changes to all languages in current usage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] chaogomu@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago So I forever work on legacy systems. Not ideal, but there's quite a bit of job security in it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Bonehead@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago The upside to this is that you can still make good money as a legacy programmer. Just look at COBOL job listings. permalink fedilink source parent [–] funkajunk@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago The ol' monkey's paw permalink fedilink source parent [–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Well damn, that's kind of evil. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago At that point your fame as a Rockstar Dev (I hate myself for typing that) will allow you to transition to a cushy ceo position. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chaogomu@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago So I forever work on legacy systems. Not ideal, but there's quite a bit of job security in it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bonehead@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago The upside to this is that you can still make good money as a legacy programmer. Just look at COBOL job listings. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Well damn, that's kind of evil. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago At that point your fame as a Rockstar Dev (I hate myself for typing that) will allow you to transition to a cushy ceo position. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 3 points 2 years ago Oh no, does this include all hypothetical alternate interpretations of the same code? So, you just look at the screen and go "yep, it definitely could mean something"? permalink fedilink source parent
