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You're a cynic ;) Knowledge from experts should feed into "think critically and figure it out", rather than replacing either with the other. Software has an a

You're a cynic ;) Knowledge from experts should feed into "think critically and figure it out", rather than replacing either with the other. Software has an added bonus of the "works or doesn't" test, so it's easier to (in)validate the results of that thinking than, say, something on the scale of a planet and decades.

cryptica 6y ago
>> Software has an added bonus of the "works or doesn't" test, This is true, but I think the new problem that our industry is facing now is "How much effort and how many resources are required to make this software work" - This leaves a lot of room for manipulation and people do exploit it in most companies (especially large corporations). These are many tech companies these days where it takes 20 developers to produce results which could in fact have been done by just 1 developer in the same amount of time. I'm not exaggerating the numbers here. I think the problem lies in perverse corporate incentives (or rather, the absence of meaningful incentives) and the way in which it affects how people pick their battles. Most employees pick all the wrong battles for all the wrong reasons. The more money a company has and the more solid their monopoly is, the more employees will be focused on internal politics rather than value production.
- RangerScience 6y ago
  > the new problem that our industry is facing now is Goddamn but that's a good observation. Upvotes to you!