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>I get paid to solve business problems That's far more pretentious than any of the things you listed.
by rfrey 4y ago
>I get paid to solve business problems
That's far more pretentious than any of the things you listed.
- WinnieRallycar 4y agoI wouldn’t say so. In essence, every employee is paid to solve business problems.
- irrational 4y agoHow is it pretentious? I feel the same way. When people ask me what programming is like, I tell them it is 50% understanding the business problem, 49% problem solving, and 1% writing code.
- rfrey 4y agoBecause first, it's trite: literally every person in the organization is hired to "solve business problems". Second, I think it's pompous to elevate one's position to some sort of strategic "problem solver" role when, unless you are a consultant, you are hired to translate requirements into working software systems. Your boss would roll her eyes at the "I solve business problems" language. She would say, "Uh-huh. You do that - solve the business's problems. Just make sure you close your Jira tickets while you're doing it."
- d0mine 4y ago"translate requirements into working software systems" demonstrates fundamental misunderstanding what programmers do. It is a decades old and rather common misconception. It is why there is "mythical" in the Mythical man-month book (1975). More https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35297082 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35297082
- mechanical_bear 4y agoThat’s literally what it is though.