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Ask HN: What profession do you wish was more represented here?
Often times a topic that is somewhat obscure will pop up and make it to the front page. Lots of people will comment, but sometimes - not always - there isn't someone with actual domain knowledge to comment on how exactly said topic works. In that vein, what domain or profession do you wish had more representation on HN?
- MaxPengwing 4y agoNot 100% sure but I think I am one of very few here that is in Tech Support not Engineering.
- paradox242 4y agoYes I get the sense that we in IT are definitely one of the minority professions here. I think I migrated over here sometime in the early 2010s when Slashdot was on its way to irrelevance. I have a general interest in innovation, technology, and studied some computer science in school, so the subjects discussed here are of more interest to me than say, /r/sysadmin. Along the way I've also taught myself a number of programming languages to a crude level of proficiency, which has actually been a force multiplier in my role, even as a non-developer. Increasingly these cloud SaaS apps I am have responsibility for managing include barely any built-in administration tools and functions and instead it is up to you to build your own tools using their API.
- MaxPengwing 4y agoIm just good at learnign new things relatively fast and well enought to answer peoples questions nad find solutions. So now somehow I do borderline developer support. Which has now pushed me to finally learn coding.. I mean if Im already giving support to devs, why not become one.... It's interesting how many new SaaS and other tech which has admin and upkeep as a mere after thought. Not to mention documentation, which the engineers and dves I speak to for some reason harbour a deep seated resentment against writing.... which I dont get that part.... why?
- theGeatZhopa 4y agoTo answer or not to answer... That is here the question. Prostitutes.
- easytiger 4y agoI'm fairly sure I've seen a fair few lawyers in here in the past to be fair
- muzani 4y agoThey call themselves consultants now.
- ffhhj 4y agoI heard they prefer to gather at a website dedicated to rotary ventilation appliances only.
- aaaaaaaaata 4y agoSpecifically.
- 2rsf 4y agoTesters. There are discussions about testing, quality and related tools but not enough professional testers to give proper reference.
- methusala8 4y agoCybersecurity Data science experts and Cybersecurity folks in general.