alt Hacker NewsNo, but different people code for different reasons, and neither is more or less "wrong."
Some people (usually the ones who tend to like AI) see coding simply as getting a problem solved, and aren't as interested in how it happens.
Others see code as an artform, and a journey to appreciate in itself. For them, knowing that they are using their knowledge and experience to solve problems that not just anyone can, is part of the fun. It gives us a sense of worth and accomplishment, and that's why we like doing it.
To me it's similar to actual art/painting. Of course artists get upset at AI because they don't want their industry to leave them behind and make them feel unnecessary or less special.
But I don't fault the ones who don't think the way I do... it's just a different way of looking at it.
I agree completely. Personally, I think the art of programming was lost the moment we started using human-readable languages.
Some people see coding as simply getting a problem solved, and aren't interested in how the CPU actually does it. Others appreciate the craft of painstakingly arranging machine instructions, understanding every register and every clock cycle, and knowing they're solving problems that not just anyone can.
For us, that's where the sense of worth and accomplishment comes from. Using a high-level language to have a compiler do all the interesting work rather misses the point.
But I don't fault people who use Python, C++, or even assembly. It's just a different way of looking at it.