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That's probably not by coincidence. The cost required to fix a hardware/firmware defect vs a software defect is much more. I'd definitely want to put my best en
by blackflame7000 7y ago
That's probably not by coincidence. The cost required to fix a hardware/firmware defect vs a software defect is much more. I'd definitely want to put my best engineers on the product that can't be easily fixed once it's shipped vs software than can always be patched.
> I'm 67 and have been programming for 50 years.
Also, that's really impressive. You've probably forgotten more than I've ever learned!
- beat 7y agoPersonally, I find it slightly weird that I've been in the industry longer than some of my co-workers have been alive.
- iguessthislldo 7y agoRelated experience in the opposite direction: I'm a relatively new software engineer that works on a 13 year old product. It's fun to see a particular commit and think about what I was doing in middle school, high school, or college at the time it was committed.