alt Hacker News> Never thought this would be something people actually take seriously
The author of the article has a bachelor's degree in economics[1], worked as a product manager (not a dev) and only started using GitHub[2] in 2025 when they were laid off[3].
[1] https://www.linkedin.com/in/benshoemaker000/
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zipy124 • today at 1:03 AM
Whilst I won't comment on this specific person, one of the best programmers I've met has a law degree, so I wouldn't use their degree against them. People can have many interests and skills.
I've written code since 2012, I just didn't put it online. It was a lot harder, so all my code was written internally, at work.
But sure, go with the ad hominem.