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What a statement, programming can be low value (not solving a business problem) or high value (solving a business problem).
by bontaq 7y ago
What a statement, programming can be low value (not solving a business problem) or high value (solving a business problem).
- celticmusic 7y agoIt's one of those statements that doesn't actually have to be said since everyone implicitly understands (because it's not unique to programming), but that someone feels the need to say because it makes them feel insightful. related: bikeshedding.
- lioeters 7y agoWell, the topic here being the employability of programmers over 40, the statement seems fairly spot on as to how they will be judged - purely based on "business value". [Business Value of Information Technology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_value#Business_Value_of_Information_Technology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_value#Business_Value_...) On the hand, programming (at least to me) is so much more. It's a creative activity like thinking or writing, it can be fun and "pointless" play, it can be insightful philosophically. Bringing productivity and efficiency to a business is one of the many applications of this medium of expression. I suppose by this point it's become a way of life, whether I'm solving a business problem or not.