There are many ways of thinking and reasoning about the profession and what it means to each and every one of us.
Some of the buckets:
* The builders, don't care how they get the result.
* The crafters, those who care how they get to the results (vim vs emacs), and folks who enjoy looking at tiny tiny details deep in the stack.
* The get-it-done people, using standard IDE tools, stick with them, and it's a strict 9-5.
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And many with types, and subtypes of each ^^.
In my opinion, many people have a passion for making computers to do cool things. Along the way, some of us have fallen into the mentality of using a particular tool or way of doing things and get stuck in our ways.
I think it's another tool that you must know how to utilize and utilize in a way that does not atrophy your skills in the long run. I personally use it for learning and allowing me to get an in on a knowledge topic which I can then pull on and verify that the information is correct.
Some of the buckets:
* The builders, don't care how they get the result.
* The crafters, those who care how they get to the results (vim vs emacs), and folks who enjoy looking at tiny tiny details deep in the stack.
* The get-it-done people, using standard IDE tools, stick with them, and it's a strict 9-5.
...
And many with types, and subtypes of each ^^.
In my opinion, many people have a passion for making computers to do cool things. Along the way, some of us have fallen into the mentality of using a particular tool or way of doing things and get stuck in our ways.
I think it's another tool that you must know how to utilize and utilize in a way that does not atrophy your skills in the long run. I personally use it for learning and allowing me to get an in on a knowledge topic which I can then pull on and verify that the information is correct.