Commentary: New waves of tech work are too baffling for too many – that's a problem

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There is something unsettling about the speed at which the online revolution has bred a new generation of workers doing jobs that underpin so much of modern life – yet utterly baffle outsiders, says the Financial Times' Pilita Clark.

Nor did I dream of being a Python engineer, a UX designer, a back-end architect or a front-end lead.

Pleasing as all this is, there is something unsettling about the speed at which the online revolution has bred a new generation of workers doing jobs that underpin so much of modern lifeFor a start, what does a parent do when a teenager comes home and asks if it is worth getting into Python engineering? It would be one thing if parents had done such jobs themselves, but the tender age of many tech workers makes this unlikely.

, people who flounder when they suddenly have to use an app to park their car or a website to check their bank balance.

 

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