a15971

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   by a15971 5mo ago

   In tech, young people can complain. Us, the older folks, are not allowed to complain, lest we get branded as old fashioned, unable to adapt, etc.
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   by a15971 8mo ago

   True EDIT: Speaking as a European.
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   by a15971 4y ago

   It's not that '... developers ... are lazy, and prefer to write as few lines of code as possible, sticking rigidly to the principle of "not reinventing the wheel"'. They don't do that because they are lazy. The
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   by a15971 11y ago

   I regret to inform you that this is a normal situation. In economy, you have to do what's useful for other people and not neccessarily what's fun. Of course there are jobs at the intersection of those sets, but also there is much
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   by a15971 11y ago

   The bloat is simply a side effect of the evolution. Software is not as much designed as evolved. You make a name for yourself in SW development by adding features that others deem useful. You get money (in commercial setting) or prestige (i