John Kurkowski

With 15+ years in the game, I help frontend teams ship incrementally, with test coverage confidence, without rewrites. Debug any app, existing or legacy. Collaborate on distributed teams via docs, code review, and mentorship.

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Don't Learn to Code, Learn to Program – But Come Back in 10 Years

2014108 points92 comments Career & Management details

I want to discuss why programming and coding are not the same, and why I can no longer support the Learn to Code movement. I can no longer tell my friends to learn coding. Although I’m passionate about it, it’s too arcane and insular for mainstream practice.