When it puts food on the table.

You can put food with barely any knowledge, just automating a few things. More true now with vibe coding, not sure in 3-4 years.

	▲	MangoToupe 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		More of an "ai operation" skill than being a good programmer, but yea that works

Arisaka1 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That's an awfully profit-scoped way to frame human competence and assumes profit as the end goal. What about hobbyists?

	▲	MangoToupe 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		My point is not to presume the competence of others (which, frankly, I don't care about outside of like Knuth and "are you making my life harder at work"), but to point out we should establish our own view of whether we're competent enough based on what our goals are. People tell me I'm a good programmer; I don't really see it. This used to bother me. It doesn't anymore because I've found other things to enjoy in life.

amelius 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Does ramen 7 days/wk count as food on the table?

	▲	MangoToupe 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Absolutely.