Code It or Lose It: What Lamarck’s Evolution Theory Teaches Devs in this era
What if I told you that your skills evolve just like species? In 1809, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck introduced the Theory of Use and Disuse. He believed: > “The more you use a body part, the stronger it becomes. The less you use it, the weaker it gets — and eventually, it disappears.” Sounds ancient? Maybe. But let’s bring it to this era— as developers. --- The Developer's Version of Lamarckism - Use a language daily — it becomes second nature. - Ignore a framework too long— you forget syntax, patterns, even the ecosystem. - Stretch your skills— and you grow more efficient, faster, smarter. That’s code evolution --- Examples: - Haven’t touched React in months? Feels like foreign syntax. - Practice TypeScript every day? You think in types. - Never used Git branching seriously? You'll panic in a rebase. The tools you use evolve. The tools you disuse, dissolve. --- But Unlike Lamarck’s Theory… Your IDE doesn’t forget — you do Muscle memory isn’t just for athletes — it’s for coders too. > The brain is your strongest development environment. Keep compiling new habits. --- HERE is the twist Die” Doesn’t Mean Forever Gone Now, when we say a skill "dies," we don’t mean it’s erased forever. You can dust it off — but it takes serious effort. That’s why Donald Knuth created Literate Programming— writing code as if explaining it to your future self, so he could remember what he built, even years later. Because even legends forget. There’s always hope — when the Avatar returns --- Call to Action papafam: - Refactor something old today. - Try that scary tech stack this week. - Push one commit that makes future you proud. Because in this game, skills you don’t use… die But with intention, they can be reborn No wonder those who decided to do and teach coding always operate in different level and end up becoming a leader If you still doubt me the papafam is your answer Peace ✌️