[Verse 1] Sarah codes at midnight, debugging her React app She defines herself by every framework that she maps Not by who she teaches or the team she's working with But by the stack of languages that make her feel legit Her LinkedIn profile reads like technical poetry Kubernetes and Docker, that's her claimed identity No mention of the people that her software's meant to serve Just the tools and systems that build up her self-worth [Chorus] We are what we code with, we are what we know Stack our skills like building blocks, watch our ego grow When the framework changes, when the tools get old Who are we without the tech that makes us feel so bold? Identity through mastery, that's the coder's way But what happens when our favorite language fades away? [Verse 2] David's bio declaration sounds like incantations "Staff Platform Engineer" with technical citations Passionate about distributed systems and clean code Notice how there's no humans mentioned in his mode Skills endorsements ordered with sommelier precision Each technology ranked by his personal vision From JavaScript to Python, Go to Rust and back His worth is measured by his ever-growing stack [Chorus] We are what we code with, we are what we know Stack our skills like building blocks, watch our ego grow When the framework changes, when the tools get old Who are we without the tech that makes us feel so bold? Identity through mastery, that's the coder's way But what happens when our favorite language fades away? [Bridge] Competence hierarchies built inside our minds Not social affiliation, that's what we leave behind Other professionals blend their role with who they serve But developers construct themselves from what they've learned Framework deprecation feels like identity crisis "What do I build with?" becomes our inner bias The question isn't "who am I?" like others might explore It's "what technology defines my worth and more?" [Chorus] We are what we code with, we are what we know Stack our skills like building blocks, watch our ego grow When the framework changes, when the tools get old Who are we without the tech that makes us feel so bold? Identity through mastery, that's the coder's way But understanding this can help us find our way [Outro] So next time that you're curating your skill list Remember there's a human underneath the gist Your worth isn't just the tools that you command But also how you grow and how you understand
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