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Came here to say this. Coding is one part of the job but mostly what I get paid to do is solve problems. I've worked on projects that were more process oriented
by kodah 6y ago
Came here to say this. Coding is one part of the job but mostly what I get paid to do is solve problems. I've worked on projects that were more process oriented and produced zero code whatsoever and still had the sort of outcomes good software does.
The vast majority of my job, outside of writing efficient and secure code, is learning about other systems and domains. Software Engineers can be employed in anything from financial technology to healthcare to kids toys. You're going to have to step outside of your depth a lot and at least having some shallow platform to stand on is imperative.
- aiisjustanif 6y agoI’d love to hear about a project that produced zero code. I can’t even imagine it outside of compliance or regulation maybe.
- 8note 6y agoI think 1/3rd of the problems I solve involve no code changes? Often it's showing people another way to use an existing feature
- lazyasciiart 6y agoSecurity, integration, exploring a new feature or design that didn't work out, removing old a/b code for completed experiments....
- kodah 6y agoThe last one was basically a governance project where we redesigned the processes around enterprise decision making.