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Computers can already do this! :D No browser required!

Why couldn't they just make it, like... a program that runs?

That's because the big optimization would be "don't cram this entire application into the browser", but we've all collectively decided desktop software is impossible, so.

There are plenty of advanced compiler techniques, but you can't understand them until you understand the fundamentals. There will always be a place for the purple dragon book.

I don't think anyone ever claimed Brian Kernighan was the best programmer ever.

Except our entire sociopolitical system here doesn't incentivize lofty, crunchy-granola companies. The same reason why we're in this mess in the first place is, well... because we'…

The US is one of the most business-friendly countries on the planet (it's why you don't have to provide your employees, you know, rights). No idea what GP is on about.

Behavioral interviews select for people who are good at lying. Why else is interview prep a multi-million dollar industry? I can train anyone to tell interviewers exactly what they…

Let me guess: you're one of the good ones.

It also filters for "people with children", "experts who realized they aren't show dogs", and "anyone who values their time".

Have you considered that that's a function of startups and not any intrinsic necessity of those positions?

I'm also sorry, because that's ridiculous. There's more to tech than web programming.

4-5 hours... per job. Do you think most people apply to a single job and just get it?