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> Front-end is almost everything. There is 0 burden of proof that your project is actually functional or that it has any practical application. As long as it lo
by -mlv 2mo ago
> Front-end is almost everything. There is 0 burden of proof that your project is actually functional or that it has any practical application. As long as it looks cool, investors and non-technical people will eat that up.
This is depressing, I'd expect people at these events to be more informed and less ignorant than the general public.
- amelius 2mo agoInvestors want something to dream about.
- XzAeRosho 2mo agoThis has been a lesson I learnt very early in my SWE career. This is nothing new sadly, but is a great lesson that not everything is technical expertise, but rather presentation and UI eye candy.
- maxehmookau 2mo agoIt's not new though. LLMs make it more pervasive, but hackathons have always naturally preferred shiny, cool-looking things. At least, in my experience.
- otabdeveloper4 2mo agoYes, the modern pointy-haired boss thinks he's the next Steve Jobs visionary and will pitch his shitty internal ERP automation tool project as "the next sleek iPhone-like UI". (Wish I was joking.)