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...and this is how this code gets written. When a software engineer writes code because the code makes sense or solves the problem, without interrogating the p
by danpalmer 3y ago
...and this is how this code gets written.
When a software engineer writes code because the code makes sense or solves the problem, without interrogating the problem or how it applies to the real world, there can be real and significant consequences. We trust far too much of our lives to tech to ignore these issues when we're on the side of writing the code.
- wolverine876 3y ago> without interrogating the problem or how it applies to the real world, there can be real and significant consequences. We trust far too much of our lives to tech to ignore these issues Seriously, that part is a humanities problem, and many engineers have little education in or understanding of humanitities (to the point of disdaining it).
- danpalmer 3y agoI think you've hit the nail on the head with the disdain. I have no real humanities education, did exclusively STEM/languages after the age of 16, but I learnt quickly at university and in my first job that STEM is nothing special, that all disciplines have something to contribute, and that ignoring them is just going to lead to ignorance on my part. If you study to do software engineering from the earliest age you can, do CS at university, don't join any clubs with others from non-STEM backgrounds, or even go to a STEM only university, then join a tech company big enough that you don't have to talk to non software engineers, you've just spent your life in a bubble. Sadly I think this is too easy to do.