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Let’s not all point a finger at the “business” boogeyman who doesn’t understand coding is creative without acknowledging that many programmers today are right t
by adregan 2y ago
Let’s not all point a finger at the “business” boogeyman who doesn’t understand coding is creative without acknowledging that many programmers today are right there with them.
The current state of interviews tells me that a lot of programmers prefer to think of it as software “engineering” rather than as a craft or trade. If creativity meant something to them, I wouldn’t spend all my time bored silly trying to memorize algorithms.
- pdimitar 2y agoCool, okay. Nuance matters, I agree. Nuance also demands we point out at the businessmen who can't discern one programmer from another. Different people thrive in very different environments and this is, 99% of the time, ignored.
- aleph_minus_one 2y ago> Let’s not all point a finger at the “business” boogeyman who doesn’t understand coding is creative without acknowledging that many programmers today are right there with them. > The current state of interviews tells me that a lot of programmers prefer to think of it as software “engineering” rather than as a craft or trade. Engineering (things) is a highly creative activity. (EDIT: See also the comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42893523 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42893523 where drewcoo gives arguments for a similar statement).