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I hate both types of organizations. I think I hate the rapid tech switching even more than the business focused one. There's a lot to hate about languages like

I hate both types of organizations. I think I hate the rapid tech switching even more than the business focused one. There's a lot to hate about languages like COBOL, but honestly it looks awesome create neat code with actual documentation and design documents, that will just work for decades with minor upgrades and changes. Durable systems are gone. Longterm support is 12-18 months. Iterate or die is how it works now, I guess.

al_borland 3y ago
I see no point in automating anything if I'm expected to re-write it every year. If they are going to pay me to do that, they might as well just pay someone to do the work manually. It would probably be faster and cheaper than the illusion of time savings we're getting from reimplementing the same solutions year after years against our will. The best things I've done are the things I've never told management about. I make something, it works, people use it, and I don't have to touch it again for years. When I do, it's a minor change that takes 5 minutes. Anything coming from management is a multi-year project that requires hundreds of hours of meetings and at least 60 devs across a dozen teams... all to make something that 1 person could do in a few weeks if they were left alone and didn't have to conform to their overly complex frameworks.