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It strikes me: is anyone else sick of people calling developing software "building"? Even as a software developer, it feels very supercilious.
by catigula 1y ago
It strikes me: is anyone else sick of people calling developing software "building"? Even as a software developer, it feels very supercilious.
- whatevertrevor 1y agoFor small projects I tend to use write because that's what it feels like. For bigger things where there is a design element, I'll usually say designed and wrote X instead if I want emphasize its non-triviality. I didn't think of it before but you're right building feels like implying more weight than it feels right. But also I concede this is quite subjective.
- elendee 1y agoI think there's a difference between software and scripts too. Unrepentant scripter4lyfe here
- bongodongobob 1y agoYes. Especially things like "solutions architect".
- Retric 1y agoNo, build “#3. To develop or give form to according to a plan or process; create” There’s a line between baking a cake and building a wedding cake where it stops being about the ingredients and starts being about the desired form. https://shunbridal.com/article/how-tobuild-a-wedding-cake https://shunbridal.com/article/how-tobuild-a-wedding-cake It’s in that context where building software makes sense. You need to link a bunch of different components together to make a greater whole.
- catigula 1y agoI figured someone would attempt to use the technical definition to make their case. The problem isn't one of technical definitions, it's one of performative definitions. I am technically an Online Communications Solutions Integration Architect, and also a guy posting on an internet forum.
- Retric 1y agoI was going by vibes with building a wedding cake. I don’t think writing a 3 line bash script is building software.