Computer Science Requires Disobedience

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Computer science requires some disobedience. This was obvious when hacker culture was still real, long before it got digested and mollified through hackathons and the like. Time to bring it back. I love software engineering but seeing seniors talk about how they don't read or write code anymore is kind of killing my spirit. not exactly sure what to do about this.

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A screenshot of an X post argues that computer science needs the rebellious spirit of early hacker culture, while a quoted post laments that senior software engineers no longer read or write code. The joke is the dramatic frustration and uncertainty about what to do when experienced programmers seem disconnected from hands-on coding. It is used as a reaction to gatekeeping, declining technical skill, or nostalgia for old-school hacker culture.

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