I've also changed my mind what I advise "beginners":
I've realized that - looking at the (partially really smart) shell usage of harnesses/LLMs - I'm back favoring the old hardcore sysadmin of olden days approach: learn the technology up and down, the applications, learn one programming language really well (maybe even still C?) but most importantly: get really really good at "shell" and you'll still beat the LLM usage of your coworkers BY FAR
with the modern addition of e.g. jq
Su-Shee
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