← Back to context Comment by arduanika 20 days ago No true programmer is excited for the future. 10 comments arduanika Reply heliumtera 20 days ago this is so true.never once in my life i saw anything get better. except for metal gear solid psx and gears of wars bojan 20 days ago As someone who started with Borland DOS-era IDEs I can tell you that IDEs did get a lot better over the years. I'm still fascinated every day by JetBrains IDEs. blibble 20 days ago > I'm still fascinated every day by JetBrains IDEs.have you used them recently?terrible, is the word I would use(as a customer since the 2010s) boxedemp 20 days ago And no true scotsman puts sugar in his porridge arduanika 20 days ago Yes, that was the reference!Possibly too obscure. I can't tell whether I'm being downvoted by optimists who missed the joke, or by pessimists who got it. pseudalopex 20 days ago Most sarcasm worsens discussion. And the comment guidelines say Don't be snarky.[1][1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html senordevnyc 20 days ago Haha, I downvoted you from the first category (until I read this comment). simonwsucks 20 days ago [dead] sumedh 19 days ago What is the definition of a true programmer.Maybe the age of programmers is over and this is the age of builders.
heliumtera 20 days ago this is so true.never once in my life i saw anything get better. except for metal gear solid psx and gears of wars bojan 20 days ago As someone who started with Borland DOS-era IDEs I can tell you that IDEs did get a lot better over the years. I'm still fascinated every day by JetBrains IDEs. blibble 20 days ago > I'm still fascinated every day by JetBrains IDEs.have you used them recently?terrible, is the word I would use(as a customer since the 2010s)
bojan 20 days ago As someone who started with Borland DOS-era IDEs I can tell you that IDEs did get a lot better over the years. I'm still fascinated every day by JetBrains IDEs. blibble 20 days ago > I'm still fascinated every day by JetBrains IDEs.have you used them recently?terrible, is the word I would use(as a customer since the 2010s)
blibble 20 days ago > I'm still fascinated every day by JetBrains IDEs.have you used them recently?terrible, is the word I would use(as a customer since the 2010s)
boxedemp 20 days ago And no true scotsman puts sugar in his porridge arduanika 20 days ago Yes, that was the reference!Possibly too obscure. I can't tell whether I'm being downvoted by optimists who missed the joke, or by pessimists who got it. pseudalopex 20 days ago Most sarcasm worsens discussion. And the comment guidelines say Don't be snarky.[1][1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html senordevnyc 20 days ago Haha, I downvoted you from the first category (until I read this comment). simonwsucks 20 days ago [dead]
arduanika 20 days ago Yes, that was the reference!Possibly too obscure. I can't tell whether I'm being downvoted by optimists who missed the joke, or by pessimists who got it. pseudalopex 20 days ago Most sarcasm worsens discussion. And the comment guidelines say Don't be snarky.[1][1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html senordevnyc 20 days ago Haha, I downvoted you from the first category (until I read this comment).
pseudalopex 20 days ago Most sarcasm worsens discussion. And the comment guidelines say Don't be snarky.[1][1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
sumedh 19 days ago What is the definition of a true programmer.Maybe the age of programmers is over and this is the age of builders.
this is so true.
never once in my life i saw anything get better. except for metal gear solid psx and gears of wars
As someone who started with Borland DOS-era IDEs I can tell you that IDEs did get a lot better over the years. I'm still fascinated every day by JetBrains IDEs.
> I'm still fascinated every day by JetBrains IDEs.
have you used them recently?
terrible, is the word I would use
(as a customer since the 2010s)
And no true scotsman puts sugar in his porridge
Yes, that was the reference!
Possibly too obscure. I can't tell whether I'm being downvoted by optimists who missed the joke, or by pessimists who got it.
Most sarcasm worsens discussion. And the comment guidelines say Don't be snarky.[1]
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Haha, I downvoted you from the first category (until I read this comment).
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What is the definition of a true programmer.
Maybe the age of programmers is over and this is the age of builders.