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> They believe that the best, most innovative type of work are the results of organic discussions and unscheduled, unplanned, casual human interactions. I’d wa
by brtkdotse 5y ago
> They believe that the best, most innovative type of work are the results of organic discussions and unscheduled, unplanned, casual human interactions.
I’d wager that a vast majority of programming being done is internal LOB CRUD apps. Sure, management will gush over how “innovative” those CRUD apps are, but most programming jobs is just finding out where data resides, where it’s going and what Bootstrap template to show it in. No need for creative ballpit meetings for that.
- nostrademons 5y agoMost of the profit is in the areas of programming that are not LOB CRUD apps. For the simple reason that profit accrues to firms that are differentiated, and if you can lump a bunch of work into a category, it is by definition not differentiated. Liquidity and compensation are inversely proportional: you make the most money in markets where it's hard to find people who do what you do. Corollary: if you want to make money, you should seek to be in areas other than where the vast majority of programming is being done.
- fuzzylama 5y agoCounterpoint: it is my impression that experienced embedded software/hardware engineers are arguably hard to find, yet they aren't the most well paid.
- xaduha 5y agoIt's corporate speak, many are so immersed in it they don't realize it. Some people like power just as much as they like money and they don't like losing it.