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99.9999% of software engineers do not work at glorified ad agencies. That's you, projecting on everyone else.
by chitowneats 4y ago
99.9999% of software engineers do not work at glorified ad agencies. That's you, projecting on everyone else.
- 98codes 4y agoYou including Google in that calculation?
- chitowneats 4y agoGoogle is a glorified ad agency.
- borski 4y agoCitation needed. I do not believe this is true for a second. It is definitely possible that a majority don’t, but my guess would be closer to 60-70% that do. Of course, I also don’t have a source for that, but it is by no means a remotely obvious spread.
- chitowneats 4y agoI'd believe that 60-70% of HN works at a glorified ad agency. Not that the whole industry does.
- borski 4y agoNeither of us has any data to back it up at the moment; my point was that just as you claim GP was projecting, I think you may be projecting. I’m genuinely curious about the spread, but without data it is impossible to make even a remotely accurate guess.
- chitowneats 4y agoI merely said "I would believe". I wasn't intending to make any claims without evidence, other than that "99.9999%" is a wild overestimate.
- borski 4y agoAh, I see. I misunderstood your comment slightly, as it was the counterpoint to the GP’s 0.00001% comment, and not a number you came up with. Apologies!