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> Believe it or not, being hired to work on a big ball of mud can be pretty chill. The key is for you to be in a stage in your life where you don’t really care
by Quekid5 2y ago
> Believe it or not, being hired to work on a big ball of mud can be pretty chill. The key is for you to be in a stage in your life where you don’t really care about your work beyond meeting professional responsibilities.
Yeah, that's it, isn't it? I could probably make a career off of tiny incremental improvements to some terrible business app... or I could ... care. (I do realize the drip of sarcasm in your post, don't worry)
Anyway, hail Mammon, I suppose, innit? Unless...
- forgetfreeman 2y agoCare about what though? Given how frequently paradigms shift in the meta of software development investing in this space on an emotional level plants you (and your project) squarely on a treadmill. If it meets spec and the bugs are mostly corralled what else is there really?