Do devs dream of electric docs?

juanbosnic — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 00:44:47 +0000

I had a dream last night.

I was going through a big specs file handed to me by a really talented PM. Features were perfectly described and segmented into small, manageable tasks.

But here is the best part: after I completed coding Feature 923, I could create a section within my code, enclosing it between comments like "Start:Feature 923" and "End:Feature 923"... and the IDE presentad a link from that code to my specs document automatically, letting other developers (or me next monday haha) easily find which parts of the codebase made that feature work.

Does anyone know of a way to make my dream come true?

Learning to code is easier now. Should older developers be afraid?

juanbosnic — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 18:57:28 +0000

Context
I was born in 1988, and got my first PC at 10 years old.
Even though I grasped some programming concepts at 14, I later decided I was not good at maths, and therefore should choose a more design-oriented career (ended up building my career around multimedia and then graphic design). However while I got hired to design stuff, I really wanted to code said stuff - bring it to life! - and have been focusing on frontend development for the last 3 years.

Question
Do you think I am at a disadvantage against any person born after the year 2000, considering their energy, earlier access to the internet/information, and "digital-nativeness", who wants to be on my line of work too?

Slightly related bonus question
Is there an age you think a developer would seem less hirable?

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Do devs dream of electric docs?

Learning to code is easier now. Should older developers be afraid?