Programming
Programming is the creative activity of translating abstract logic into executable code. It is both a means of problem solving and a form of expression and creation, requiring curiosity, patience and creativity.
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The article argues that programming is a form of expression: just as writers use words and painters use color, programmers use code to express their understanding and transformation of the world.
Some commenters point out that the creativity of programming is often underestimated by outsiders, because the end users of code cannot see the beauty of the logic behind it.
MiniMax M3.1 Flash targets scenarios such as agentic tasks, coding, computer use, and cybersecurity.
Part of programming's high pay stems from scarcity: people who can write correct, runnable code have long been in short supply in the labor market.
The core of programming is shifting from "hands-on implementation" toward "steering," that is, deciding what to build, what counts as good, what the agent misunderstood, and whether the result is correct.
The barrier to programming is lowering, but the demand for problem-definition ability is rising; when you no longer need to fuss over syntax details, what truly matters is whether you can describe the requirements clearly.
Carson Gross 对编程给出定义：计算机编程从根本上关乎两件事——用计算机解决问题，以及在解决问题过程中学会控制复杂度。
Programming has not ended; what has ended is the way of working that involves not understanding systems and only copying and pasting
The result of every programming tool transition has been an upward shift in the focus of skills rather than their disappearance.
An average person only needs to invest a few hundred hours of learning to reach a level of competence in programming.
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80%UnverifiedThe article argues that programming is a form of expression: just as writers use words and painters use color, programmers use code to express their understanding and transformation of the world.
50%UnverifiedSome commenters point out that the creativity of programming is often underestimated by outsiders, because the end users of code cannot see the beauty of the logic behind it.
50%UnverifiedMiniMax M3.1 Flash targets scenarios such as agentic tasks, coding, computer use, and cybersecurity.
50%UnverifiedPart of programming's high pay stems from scarcity: people who can write correct, runnable code have long been in short supply in the labor market.
50%UnverifiedThe core of programming is shifting from "hands-on implementation" toward "steering," that is, deciding what to build, what counts as good, what the agent misunderstood, and whether the result is correct.
50%UnverifiedThe barrier to programming is lowering, but the demand for problem-definition ability is rising; when you no longer need to fuss over syntax details, what truly matters is whether you can describe the requirements clearly.
50%UnverifiedCarson Gross 对编程给出定义：计算机编程从根本上关乎两件事——用计算机解决问题，以及在解决问题过程中学会控制复杂度。
50%UnverifiedProgramming has not ended; what has ended is the way of working that involves not understanding systems and only copying and pasting
50%UnverifiedThe result of every programming tool transition has been an upward shift in the focus of skills rather than their disappearance.
50%UnverifiedAn average person only needs to invest a few hundred hours of learning to reach a level of competence in programming.
50%UnverifiedProgramming has long been considered one of the professional activities most conducive to entering a flow state, because it naturally possesses the key conditions for triggering flow.
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