After 13 years mastering code, dev says the skillset is essentially obsolete
cyrus_zei · x · 2026-10-28
dabit3 reflects that the skillset he spent 13 years mastering — writing code — is essentially obsolete, and once he accepted that, he could see a new world of opportunities, since code was always just a means to an end. cyruszei adds: you don't get paid to code, you get paid to solve a problem with code.
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