The challenge though is getting people to appreciate it, because the code looks / is boring as well. A lot of junior but good and driven developers (...myself i

The challenge though is getting people to appreciate it, because the code looks / is boring as well. A lot of junior but good and driven developers (...myself included) want to write clever code, code that makes them feel smart, but often in an environment where the problem doesn't need it. CRUD back & front-end has this problem, where the complexity isn't (shouldn't be) in the code itself but the higher level stuff - domain, architecture, etc. And then there's a class of people that overcomplicate the architecture out of boredom, perceived possible problems (like scaling) or cargo cult, and they introduce stuff like microservices or lambdas instead of just solving the problem at hand with proven and simple solutions. But you won't find good developers if your job listing is "looking for a java developer for a straightforward CRUD application".