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It's pretty dismissive to suggest that any form of software development is anywhere near as mindless as painting walls white endlessly Software has decision ma
by bluefirebrand 2y ago
It's pretty dismissive to suggest that any form of software development is anywhere near as mindless as painting walls white endlessly
Software has decision making constantly, even at junior levels
Whitewashing walls has more or less no decisions other than what room to start in
- Atotalnoob 2y agoIt’s pretty dismissive of painters to say it requires no decisions. Painting requires a lot of decisions, from the coverage, speed of drying, (for additional layers) protecting the environment, ensuring equal coverage (paint guns are harder than they look for quality and consistent coverage). Cut in near non-painted features is a whole thing as well. But sure, let’s dismiss an entire trade because SWE is so special.
- bluefirebrand 2y agoPainting as a trade can absolutely be more complex But what the OP said about "take this sprayer and make those walls white" is not Don't conflate the two
- alwa 2y agoOh man. I felt that way before I jumped into drywall work in a family member’s house—it’s making something white, how hard could it be? MAN did my repair job come out streaky and cracked. And it took me about 2 weeks to get through one wall and a ceiling. Poorly. I feel that way when I show up at corporate software shops too—think cubicle farms toiling at the coalface of some massive ancient line-of-business application. I would not survive there. And the company needs people who would thrive there, instead of me.
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