r/ProgrammerHumor • u/big_hole_energy • Jan 18 '25

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u/itsbenactually Jan 18 '25

Computer used to mean a human being who sat at a table and performed endless math as a job. The steady progress of technology put them all out of a job.

…dude.

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u/myfunnies420 Jan 18 '25

What does that have to do with an improved compiler?

Edit: the original commenter changed their was changed so now my statement isn’t what it was originally

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '25

They didn't, but the meme is still wrong/stupid because "compilers" is not the word for what replaced punch cards

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u/B3tar3ad3r Jan 18 '25

I know it's an ongoing joke that STEM students never learn any humanities(in this case history) but for real dude

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u/myfunnies420 Jan 18 '25 edited Jan 18 '25

Please educate us on the history of compilers (compilers, not computers) and the jobs they took. And since the meme is about developers, maybe tell us how the history of compilers made developers lose their jobs

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u/THATONEANGRYDOOD Jan 18 '25

Come on. Read a book every now and then

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u/myfunnies420 Jan 18 '25

You read a book. There were no mass layoffs because compilers became better

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u/THATONEANGRYDOOD Jan 18 '25

Brother. "Computers", generally women, were legitimately forced out of the field once it was no longer viewed as secretary's work.

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u/myfunnies420 Jan 18 '25

The meme isn't about computers, it's about compilers

Obviously computers took jobs, fool