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> To put a finer point on it, software today is absolute garbage. I've been screaming about this for decades. That statement contradicts itself. Is this satire

> To put a finer point on it, software today is absolute garbage. I've been screaming about this for decades. That statement contradicts itself. Is this satire? > All of this bloated 'shitware' today is the result of it having been written by people who a) have no deeper understanding of what the computer is actually doing; also known as typical Python/Java/etc/etc/etc programmers, and/or b) simply not giving a damn about conservation of resources--as further evidenced by all of the other extremely wasteful and destructive habits they hold in their personal lives, and in their societies in general. Everything has a cost / benefit associated with it. Pretending otherwise show how little you know about engineering. > I'm working to construct, in my own computing life, something of a 'personal oasis', which is increasingly removed and estranged from all of the horrible things I see Other People out there having to suffer in their personal computing lives, thanks to talentless 'developers' who Just Don't Fucking Care. Some of these pricks actually have the audacity to call themselves 'engineers', even. I dunno how far your head has to be up your own behind to actually believe this? It not like most developers these days work on large software projects that are normally poorly costed, estimated, planned usually with stifling restrictions because certain "enterprise" technology is mandated by some architect who hasn't written a line of code in a couple of decades. Most people like a consistent regular income which allows them to support themselves and their family. I suspect these concerns are more important then incoherent ramblings of some guy on HN.

shiftless 7y ago
> 'That statement contradicts itself. Is this satire?' My comment was the first one on this article. 473 comments later, it looks like over 90% of the other commenters agree with my observations, considering 90% of the other posts could have been written by me also. So the real question is, what do we know that you don't? I started programming in 1991. Since the 90s I've watched as software has been steadily circling the drain. Many others have noticed it too, as shown by this discussion. The growing discontent is palpable. Where have you been during this time? > 'Everything has a cost / benefit associated with it. Pretending otherwise show how little you know about engineering.' Typical excuse from a lazy, talentless hack, excusing his shit code. What you are doing is not engineering. > 'It not like most developers these days work on large software projects that are normally poorly costed, estimated, planned usually with stifling restrictions because certain "enterprise" technology is mandated by some architect who hasn't written a line of code in a couple of decades. Most people like a consistent regular income which allows them to support themselves and their family. I suspect these concerns are more important then incoherent ramblings of some guy on HN.' Typical, common, ordinary, everyday selfishness. "Well I thought about taking a stand for what's right, but decided against it Because Reasons." Pathetic. What are you doing that is actively making the world of computers, or even the world in general, a better place? Is that something you care about at all? Or do you prefer to just cash that check while making bullshit excuses? I live in a cabin in the woods just because I'm not going to swim in the shark pit that you call home. Nor am I going to actively fuck up the world just to make a paycheck. It's called having principles.

shiftless 7y ago

> 'That statement contradicts itself. Is this satire?' My comment was the first one on this article. 473 comments later, it looks like over 90% of the other commenters agree with my observations, considering 90% of the other posts could have been written by me also. So the real question is, what do we know that you don't? I started programming in 1991. Since the 90s I've watched as software has been steadily circling the drain. Many others have noticed it too, as shown by this discussion. The growing discontent is palpable. Where have you been during this time? > 'Everything has a cost / benefit associated with it. Pretending otherwise show how little you know about engineering.' Typical excuse from a lazy, talentless hack, excusing his shit code. What you are doing is not engineering. > 'It not like most developers these days work on large software projects that are normally poorly costed, estimated, planned usually with stifling restrictions because certain "enterprise" technology is mandated by some architect who hasn't written a line of code in a couple of decades. Most people like a consistent regular income which allows them to support themselves and their family. I suspect these concerns are more important then incoherent ramblings of some guy on HN.' Typical, common, ordinary, everyday selfishness. "Well I thought about taking a stand for what's right, but decided against it Because Reasons." Pathetic. What are you doing that is actively making the world of computers, or even the world in general, a better place? Is that something you care about at all? Or do you prefer to just cash that check while making bullshit excuses? I live in a cabin in the woods just because I'm not going to swim in the shark pit that you call home. Nor am I going to actively fuck up the world just to make a paycheck. It's called having principles.