Hacker News: forgedinfluffhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=forgedinfluffHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:51:58 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by forgedinfluff in "I know why the mathematicians weep"]]>The difference is it takes great intelligence to be a mathematician, whereas anyone can be trained to write code. It’s like the difference between an automotive engineer and a mechanic. I would argue writing code takes less skill than carpentry.

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