A Programmer's Loss of Identity
ratfactor.comI’m wary about the exuberance of AI displacing quality.
But some of the worst experiences I’ve had with coworkers were with those who made programming part of their identity. Every technical disagreement on a PR became a threat to identity or principles, and ceased being about making the right decision in that moment. Identity means: there’s us, and them, and they don’t get it.
‘Programmer’ is much better off as a description of one who does an activity. Not an identity.
I totally felt this! It is almost as if the author had decided to reply to my question on Ask HN that didn't receive any eyeballs.