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When one uses manufacturing job (burgers) as metaphor for software development, then you see that the guru thinks it is menial labour as opposed to knowledge-do
by miga 4y ago
When one uses manufacturing job (burgers) as metaphor for software development, then you see that the guru thinks it is menial labour as opposed to knowledge-dominated process.
Move along, there is little understanding to acquire from this post.
- bunsenhoneydew 4y agoI’ve had too many managers that thought this and none of them knew the first thing about software. They weren’t very successful. It’s a huge red flag for me if I realise someone at an organisation has this mindset.
- manuelfcreis 4y agoThe article is actually about this! How manufacturing processes are not a one to one comparison with software work. > The reason many people fail to acknowledge and act upon transaction costs in the software industry is that they compare software — a design process — to manufacturing processes.
- rubyist5eva 4y agoI know right? Software development isn’t grilling burgers it’s designing the grilling system and building the entire supply chain to get it shipped to the customer that is*.