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I see many comments here about developers upset about being treated as "just a developer." Well, if you want to be respected as more than "just a developer," y

I see many comments here about developers upset about being treated as "just a developer." Well, if you want to be respected as more than "just a developer," you'll need to understand more about the real world. Specifically people. If that doesn't convince you, look at it this way: healthcare is a huge, growing, and technologically behind-the-curve industry. It offers a huge market for your services. Mental healthcare needs better solutions. Also, I have met my share of severally mentally disturbed developers. So this could be any of us we're talking about.

eshvk 13y ago
Agreed. I don't mean to construct a strawman here. However, it surprises me how this is not relevant. Code doesn't exist in vacuum. Ultimately, software engineering is about applying yourself to solve real world problems. Including mental health care. No one crawled out of the woodwork when 7 cups of tea announced their product. Yet the opposition for this is surprising. How does one understand and solve a problem like that unless one is aware of one's society? An interesting problem requires discovery. That requires awareness of the world.