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> I would define "staff" as "here is a vaguely understood problem we believe has to be solved; find out what it is, whether it actually is a thing, why it happe
by feoren 3y ago
> I would define "staff" as "here is a vaguely understood problem we believe has to be solved; find out what it is, whether it actually is a thing, why it happened, whether it is worth the time to solve, and finally guide others to solve it for us."
I would define that as "software engineering". What else are any of us doing all day? The compiler's job?
- jmchuster 3y agoIt's the scale of it. "Here is a vaguely understood problem, that might take 2 hours to solve." "Here is a vaguely understood problem, that might take 2 years to solve." Though if you're used to the latter timescale, you might not consider the former as all that "vaguely" understood.