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> The lack of respect [widget makers] have for their craft confounds me every day, to the point that I wonder if anyone in [factories] actually [makes widgets]
by mathisfun123 17d ago
> The lack of respect [widget makers] have for their craft confounds me every day, to the point that I wonder if anyone in [factories] actually [makes widgets] because they enjoy it, instead of making money.
before someone cries false analogy they should realise that widget is literally a technical term in SWE for a GUI component.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_widget https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_widget
- daymanstep 17d agoIf someone is doing something as a job... then surely they are, by definition, doing it for money? Otherwise, if they were doing it for fun, as a hobby, then we would call them hobbyists?
- gonzalohm 17d agoBut of all the possible available jobs and careers, you choose the one that you enjoy, right?
- contravariant 17d agoI won't cry false analogy but I just have no clue what point you're trying to make. Are you saying widget makers are sloppy in their craft and only in it for their money?