The Extinction of the Programming Species

Max Goff writes "Given the recent chatter surrounding the extinction of the U.S. programmer, /. readers might also be interested in a series of articles I recently penned for java.net -- the Blacksmith and the Bookkeeper (part 1, part 2 and part 3) -- in which I posit that the postmodern programmer (the entire sub-species, not just those domiciled in the U.S.) shares much with the blacksmith of old, and will become just as extinct in relatively short order. It is not due to work visas or outsourcing, but has much more to do with the evolution of work itself."

Comments

The real reason

[Anonymous Coward]

Programmers can't reproduce without sex, and sadly, we're not getting any.

Re:The real reason

[Rand Huck]

Hey, now, get out of the 70's. Nerds are starting to get increasingly popular with the ladies. They're starting to realize that computing is just about the most sexual thing, what with the fact that we connect male-female sockets together and even have kinky master-slave role playing stuff.

Re:The real reason

[rpozz]

I think the really worrying thing about this post is that it has been modded 'Interesting'.

Egad!

[TheMediaWrangler]

Somebody else RTFA! I don't want to know how I'm gonna die.

Re:Egad!

[Lehk228]

according to the article you will die from excess bullshit (at least that's what i got from the article)

Oh, I see now.

[RealProgrammer]

From TFA, this clears it all up:

But as we will see, the impact on the exogenous environment of remittable activities of autonomous agents can be profound indeed.

At first I thought, "Of course! Everybody knows that." My wife and I were just chatting about that last night before bed. (Maybe the rest of you should use romantic talk like that, and you'd get some more often.)

Then I realized that the author knew way more words than I do. He must be right.

Their totally right!!

[__int64]

Look, that technology is already here!!
Behold, a program which is capable of designing a new program!!

#include <stdio.h>
int main ( void )
{
FILE * output = fopen ( "c:\\newprogram.c", "w" );
fprintf ( output, "#include <stdio.h>\nint main ( void )\n{\nprintf(\"hello world!\");\nreturn 0;\n}" );
fclose ( output );
return 0;
}

Were all doomed you fools!!

Some Vogon poetry, please!

[The Pim]

It would be a relief after this!

Before more fully exploring the thesis of software developer as reified smithy, an examination of the role of the bookkeeper would be prudent, for the sake of juxtaposition, comparison, forecasting and nuance.

I'm begging someone to take away this blow-hard's keyboard.