4 ms·
> What was really exciting for me, before, was the challenge. To fight with it! To search the solution, the sleepless nights, trying to figure out the case. And
by alephnerd 6mo ago
> What was really exciting for me, before, was the challenge. To fight with it! To search the solution, the sleepless nights, trying to figure out the case. And the big relieve and excitement of the success! To be proud of the results of your hard work
If you define your value as a SWE based on what is functionally code golf, it sucks.
Some people view code as an art form. Others view code as a tool to solve a specific problem statement.
This has been a perpetual struggle in software for decades.
I remember similar purists scoffing at APIs and CRUD 15-16 years ago, and IDEs, Linux, and Git before that.
Stuff changes. Such is life.
- sminchev 6mo agoI have not though about it from that angle. When I started developing 15-16 years ago, the IDEs were already here. I still use Eclipse daily. ;)
- alephnerd 6mo agoYep. It is what it is. If you find problems that actually interest you, then how it is implemented matters less. Also, Product Hunt, Meetup, and other early 2010s products (even HN) are functionally dead. The people having the kinda of conversations you would find value in do it in person now at Luma or Partiful events in SF, NYC, and a couple other hubs. Heck, most HN traffic now aligns with European instead of American hours [0] [0] - https://huggingface.co/datasets/open-index/hacker-news https://huggingface.co/datasets/open-index/hacker-news
- sminchev 6mo agoProduct Hunt, Beta List, Alternatives To, they are like polluted. And really valuable and meaningful products just can't excel, because people just can't see them. And this is pity. :(