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>I sometimes feel like doing an Ask HN about "how do you find a coding job where you actually code most of the day when you are 20 years into your career" Find
by BearGoesChirp 10y ago
>I sometimes feel like doing an Ask HN about "how do you find a coding job where you actually code most of the day when you are 20 years into your career"
Find a company who requires any non-approved outside code, no matter how well known and even if using an already approved license, to go through a multi-month approval process that is almost always longer than the current project's allotted timeline.
As it is, if I need a red black tree, and if it isn't in any approved libraries, it is faster for me to write it myself.
- jhayward 10y agoI don't want to seem sarcastic, since this is a genuine question: What are the positive aspects that would induce you to work or stay in such an environment?
- user5994461 10y agoYou can code all day and stay in your corner without any external hassle. That process being enforced will ensure that most code is buggy and development is totally unproductive. That will usually create an environment where noone expect anything from developers and you have zero accountability. if it all goes well, you can toy around all day and not have to ship anything, still getting a paycheck, and not risking the comparison to your peers.
- hashmal 10y agosure, but… what about the mirror?
- BearGoesChirp 10y ago>That process being enforced will ensure that most code is buggy and development is totally unproductive. I don't think I'm following you. The procurement process is quite different than our coding process which involves team reviews and the like. Yes, productivity isn't as high as it could be because we sometimes have to develop something in house instead of using open source code, but we still have code review, unit testing, and similar required.
- BearGoesChirp 10y agoApproval process is outside the dev shop's control. Overall this is one of the least stressful positions I've been in, has the best pay so far, I enjoy working with my team, and has a short commute.
- javajosh 10y agoMulti-month approval sucks, but to be honest I wish more companies were more skeptical of adding 3rd party dependencies. At the very least, do a code review of the dependency (and it's dependencies..) and acknowledge the actual cost associated with the addition you are making. Hardly ever happens.
- AtheistOfFail 10y agoThe issue that most "dev shops" can't estimate anything beyond three months so the best they can do is "this 3rd party dependency speeds up current process by X"
- javajosh 10y agoMulti-month approval sucks, but to be honest I wish more companies were more skeptical of adding 3rd party dependencies. At the very least, do a code review of the dependency (and it's dependencies..) and acknowledge the actual cost associated with the addition you are making. Hardly ever happens.
- throwaway7645 10y agoWhat industry are you with?