That's a roundabout way of describing theft. > Many dev jobs can be accomplished by pretty tried and true technology. Then they should be. > To become a mid-

That's a roundabout way of describing theft. > Many dev jobs can be accomplished by pretty tried and true technology. Then they should be. > To become a mid-level engineer and make more money, you've got to implement some kind of complicated distributed system. Incorrectly. And then you can "fix" it (or someone else's) to get the next promotion! Yea... that's dishonest, and frankly theft of the companies money.