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Comment by mghackerlady | original | What to learn to be a graphics programmer
[−]mghackerlady · 2026-07-01 Wed 18:51 UTC · link
the learn to code movement was a psyop by big tech to get more javascript monkeys for cheap
[−]pipes · 2026-07-01 Wed 18:56 UTC · link
I doubt most JavaScript monkeys would have got through their leet code style interview process ! :)
[−]elzbardico · 2026-07-01 Wed 19:01 UTC · link
Think more code monkeys for enterprise software consultancies, like Accenture, Tata, IBM Global Services, etc.

They needed warm bodies for their projects, as the usual source of manpower was grinding leetcode to work on bigtech at salaries that would make an accenture business type vomit in disgust.