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		shenbomo on Dec 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: SWEs how do you future-proof your career i... Did you think computers and ARPANET came out for commercial-grade applications and not "good for playing with stuff" ?

pdimitar on Dec 17, 2024 [–]

Of course they came from playing. But did you have people claiming we have a general AI while basic programming building blocks were still on the operating table?

shenbomo on Dec 17, 2024 | [–]

Then what was dot com bubble?

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