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>> Sadly, us developers are not at the center of everything anymore at Twilio. Once it becomes a viable business, growth and departments that support it become
by chopete3 3y ago
>> Sadly, us developers are not at the center of everything anymore at Twilio.
Once it becomes a viable business, growth and departments that support it become equally important. Devs are one of the important departments.
Smart devs grow up and seize the opportunity to grow with the company. For most devs it is a rude awakening and accept the reality quickly.
This thread coming to the surface means there are a lot of such devs in the YC community surprised or curious about this phenomenon.
- Waterluvian 3y agoEvery tech company’s goal is to grow into the thing that you, as a dev, don’t want it to become. There will be a growing focus on security, process, reporting, testing, documentation, reliability, etc. And a shrinking focus on new feature development, prototyping, experimentation. For many that might be something to embrace. Maybe you’re 35 now and have kids and wouldn’t mind a more boringly reliable employment. Otherwise you might want to find a new job. But, yeah, nobody’s being wronged here. It’s just what happens. Like my kids growing up and needing me less and less.
- oytis 3y agoI'm not sure why I as an engineer would not want more focus on security, testing, documentation and reliability. It's by far not the worst that a company can become