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I have been thinking the frustrations I am forming with writing software was due to an ever lowering barrier of entry. I never thought about mental laziness as
by austincheney 7y ago
I have been thinking the frustrations I am forming with writing software was due to an ever lowering barrier of entry. I never thought about mental laziness as a factor, but that explains the frustrations so much more clearly.
My frustrations as HN comments:
* Selective bias in candidate selection - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22098101 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22098101
* Low productivity environments - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21965539 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21965539
* False equivalence - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21904199 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21904199
* There are only 2 APIs for working in the browser and yet most developers can't figure it out to save their careers - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21849398 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21849398
* Invented Here stupidity - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21417450 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21417450
* The DOM is a 20 year old standard that is the primary interface to any markup language and the primary interface when working in the browser, yet it is still somehow an arcane mystery of lost knowledge - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21069571 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21069571
* More about hiring bias - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21015495 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21015495
* Excessive sensitivity not found in other industries. I have heard that several psychologists are predicting my children's generation will be the most offensive generation as a counter to the extreme sensitivity (fragility) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20668380 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20668380
* More selective bias, online code tests. Now when I see online code tests without extremely specific grading criteria I instantly terminate the conversation. - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20605329 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20605329