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One hypothesis (but not a single answer) is that complexity creates jobs. Engineering something complex and clever creates job security and consulting hours. Fa
by hestefisk 4y ago
One hypothesis (but not a single answer) is that complexity creates jobs. Engineering something complex and clever creates job security and consulting hours. Fads, trends, and ideas come and go like the tide, and it makes the big wheel go around. Kubernetes, which 99% of developers have no use case for, is indeed “job security” for what could equally be achieving achieve with Unix and a few she’ll scripts. (I’m being deliberately provocative here).
- rossdavidh 4y agoThis is an important point. Looking at open job reqs can give the impression that X is very successful, when the reality is that any organization using X has an explosion in how many developers they need, and also a high burnout rate in the ones they have. Plenty of other developers quietly and more-or-less-happily working with non-X, and you never see their job in the job boards.