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The graying open source community needs fresh blood (www.theregister.com)
submitted 4 months ago by neme@lemm.ee to c/programming@programming.dev
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[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's true, but that's also just the general populous, who weren't ever contributing to open source anyways.
I don't think the quality of coders (professional or hobby) has really declined that much.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

oh it definitely has. I've been in the industry since last century, the actual poke everything, do this for fun, invest yourself, wild jockey type...well we're a dying breed.

[–] GarlicToast@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago

I don't see a reduced number of CS students that enjoy poking around. I see an increase in the number of students that are there only for the good salary. Making the poking type into a smaller percentage.