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All of our work is ephemeral. Software development is just more ephemeral than most work. 40 years ago when I first got into this biz I didn't notice this. Now
by UncleOxidant 3y ago
All of our work is ephemeral. Software development is just more ephemeral than most work. 40 years ago when I first got into this biz I didn't notice this. Now I notice ephemerality everywhere. You need to make peace with it. The things you're working on now probably won't be used or useful in 5 years. An architect can drive by a building they designed and take pride in that building for decades... but even that building will eventually come down. It just happens a lot faster in tech.
- spiffytech 3y agoEven the goal of doing something that will outlive you is an arbitrary bar: you are "settling" for mere centuries. Making something that really lasts is hard. My favorite example is the Clock of the Long Now, a timepiece designed to operate for the next 10,000 years: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_of_the_Long_Now https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_of_the_Long_Now