On: A coder considers the waning days of the craft

[renegade-otter]

A lot of what we learned was learned by hours and days of frustration.

Just like exercise trains you to be uncomfortable physically and even mentally, frustration is part of the job.

https://www.thecut.com/2016/06/how-exercise-shapes-you-far-b...

Those who are used to having it easy with LLMs will be up against a real test when they hit a wall.