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> failed to innovate because the engineering interview is based on memorization Disclaimer: I'm a software engineer myself. I think if a company considers pro
by iLoveOncall 4y ago
> failed to innovate because the engineering interview is based on memorization
Disclaimer: I'm a software engineer myself.
I think if a company considers product innovation as part of its software engineers duties, they have already failed.
Software engineers innovate on technical solutions, they are the bridge between innovative products and their implementation, and it happens that they can bring out innovative product, but innovation is the job of product people, not software people.
I know some on HN would like to believe that software engineers are the ultimate worker that can and should do everything and anything, but it's not the case.
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- nobodyandproud 4y agoWithout that ability to share, shift, or generate a vision you’ll be limited. The best engineers I’ve seen are doing far more than just solving coding and system design problems for existing issues. Also a software engineer, though I’ve moved to the management side (I miss the engineering focus).
- iLoveOncall 4y agoI agree with that, and I don't doubt that Facebook has the capability in place to leverage the ideas brought by those people. All I'm saying is that if a company is _relying_ on software engineers to drive innovation, they're doomed.
- ldjkfkdsjnv 4y agoWhy don't you doubt it? They have failed to leverage and put into place new radical ideas