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I'm noticing that you are asking a question, and then ask another question, put forward a straw man, and then say: > With software development it's a little di
by simtel20 10y ago
I'm noticing that you are asking a question, and then ask another question, put forward a straw man, and then say:
> With software development it's a little different
without having answered any questions with facts nor citing any references or even anecdotes to support the notion that there is a difference in the jobs or the impacts to the businesses in their respective industries.
- khedoros1 10y agoI'm noticing that they effectively used a series of rhetorical questions to try to make a point. The point is that the curve of worker skill to product cost doesn't have to be the same between a pastry chef and a software developer. That concept is more interesting to me than any references would likely be.
- emodendroket 10y agoWithout any support there's no way to evaluate it, interesting or not.
- khedoros1 10y agoI don't think that truth evaluation should always be the point (at least not initially). More like...a comparison to push into the list for deferred evaluation, as the discussion evolves later in the thread. If the comment were a stand-alone work, I'd agree, there's no point without framing it as a complete argument with a thesis and supporting statements. However, it's a component of an evolving body of work (the entire comment tree for the story). It can provide an interesting thesis, and it'll either be supported or refuted by other comments.
- emodendroket 10y agoIn that case, I don't think the challenge to this argument is any less valuable.