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This article sums up what I think is wrong with "kids today" in software engineering. It's supposed to be hard, you're supposed to have to figure out confusing
by hashkb 9y ago
This article sums up what I think is wrong with "kids today" in software engineering. It's supposed to be hard, you're supposed to have to figure out confusing errors, powerful tools require understanding and configuration, and nobody is supposed to be there to catch you.
- yoz-y 9y agoWhy? Is there any particular reason why software should be hard to use? There are no spikes on my kitchen knife's handle. I'd rather spend more time creating software than fighting with the build system or the tooling.
- walterstucco 9y agoMaking that handle is hard.
- hashkb 9y agoHard to make, not use. It is because it is. Maybe I should have said "It's not supposed to be easy"
- s73ver_ 9y ago"It's supposed to be hard" No, it's not. This false machismo doesn't help anyone, and just serves to try and keep people out of the industry.
- hashkb 9y agoIt's not false machismo. I'm stuck a lot. I just don't have any expectations that it's someone else's fault.