The Software Engineering Identity Crisis (annievella.com)

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Many of us became software engineers because we found our identity in building things. Not managing things. Not overseeing things. Building things. With our own hands, our own minds, our own code. But that identity is being challenged.

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[-] count_dongulus@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Nah the text generators suck mega ass. Good luck if it compiles. Fuck outta here with your panic like it's the news. Hit tab and autocomplete a bit 🤷

[-] 6nk06@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

We will soon see as gods people who can read and challenge specifications, write unit-tests, and bonus points if they can debug crap. I'm ready but it won't be cheap.

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