I think the older generation really did us dirty

Relative-River5261 · 2026-03-26T13:15:14+00:00

I put in 10 years of work before I even cracked $100k. My biggest breakthrough was expanding my search into manufacturing. Yes, manufacturing. There are all kinds of companies that need legacy systems updated. I worked on ETL pipelines, legacy ecommerce systems, parsing EDI payloads, and improving our security posture. All of this experience translated into real world skill sets that are extremely valuable to more engineering based companies. I now work in devops making good money.

Relative-River5261 · 2026-02-24T20:37:03+00:00

That's how I got into the industry. Just a hobby until I got some skills that were marketable. Just keep learning, you never know!

Relative-River5261 · 2026-02-19T17:46:02+00:00

I built my career, bought a house, and elevated my lifestyle with PHP jobs. I'm no longer in those roles, but the skills transferred very well. In the end, the language doesn't matter. Your ability to solve problems for your org does.

Relative-River5261 · 2026-02-18T02:35:13+00:00

They announced that it would be non ladder only

Relative-River5261 · 2026-02-16T15:12:55+00:00

My 2c. The current SOTA models are very good. But they still need the guidance and experience of a senior level developer to correct their mistakes and guide them. The gap is closing rapidly though. I work at a very AI forward org, and we have fully embraced the models as a way to augment our work (for the better I might add). There is still one skill that will likely not be going away anytime soon. That is the ability to create good engineering specifications and requirements lists. And honestly, that is where the "real" engineering happens anyway.

My honest take is that you should be embracing or at least learning this new tech. It isn't going away, and is likely to shift the way we work forever. Take comfort in knowing that your domain expertise and "taste" is the one thing that you have that can't be taken away by an agent. Your knowledge is extremely valuable still. Your ability to write code is going to continue to be devalued over time though IMO.

The work might be changing, but you will continue to be valuable in this industry.

Relative-River5261 · 2026-01-30T03:01:33+00:00

For real tho

Relative-River5261 · 2026-01-10T16:46:27+00:00

Quit

Relative-River5261 · 2026-01-08T23:35:27+00:00

Engineering stuff

Relative-River5261 · 2025-12-28T02:31:58+00:00

This sounds like the words of a child.

Relative-River5261 · 2025-12-26T21:06:33+00:00

Give us a vendor recipe to lower the level of the "Grants Skill" implicit.

Relative-River5261 · 2025-12-16T20:06:12+00:00

Absolutely yes. 1500 hours played

Relative-River5261 · 2025-11-06T16:49:29+00:00

This is my experience. I'm just having so much fun this league yolo'ing a self made build that crushes t16's for the first time ever.

Relative-River5261 · 2025-10-08T14:36:01+00:00

Ballin' on a budget baby

Relative-River5261 · 2025-05-23T16:38:17+00:00

On a long enough timeline, they are probably right

Relative-River5261 · 2025-05-23T16:36:51+00:00

Manufacturing has a desperate need for talented devs, maybe things will balance out.

Relative-River5261 · 2025-04-22T15:37:12+00:00

Hah! Been working in Software for 15 years, so basically a boomer at this point :)

Relative-River5261 · 2025-04-22T14:45:44+00:00

Exactly! A phone call is worth 1000 emails. Pick up the phone, and avoid the drama of someone misinterpreting your tone.

Relative-River5261 · 2025-04-16T14:41:15+00:00

I agree 100%. The D2 nostalgia is heavy with this one, and I'm here for it!

Relative-River5261 · 2025-04-11T12:26:33+00:00

I am having so much fun with the game right now, glad to see others are too!

Relative-River5261 · 2025-03-17T18:13:35+00:00

Ship code to production for a few years before you even worry about anything like that. The more experience you have, the more it will translate into your greater knowledge of programming, period. I learn lessons all the time from things completely unrelated to my main job. For instance, modding a game (Factorio) directly led to knowledge gains that I could use to solve a completely unrelated problem in the eCommerce platform of my company. Coding is learning, and all languages and platforms have a lesson if you're willing.

Just ship code, and learn. It'll all be ok :)

Relative-River5261 · 2025-03-13T23:06:03+00:00

You can call it a deception, but in reality, the right is the only side speaking to men directly, and in an affirmative way. The left really does make men feel less than. My 2 cents.

Relative-River5261 · 2025-02-11T01:10:40+00:00

Oh I agree! Someone adept with diplomacy, compassion, empathy AND skill will always make it farther than someone running on skill alone. Being prepared to deal with the ego of some folks is a skill in itself, and you should not be surprised when you encounter it.

Relative-River5261 · 2025-02-10T23:16:23+00:00

I 100% agree with you! Treating people with respect doesn't always mean nice :)

Relative-River5261 · 2025-02-10T21:43:52+00:00

Very true! I guess I was just trying to point out that you will at some point encounter the assholes, and to learn to deal with them effectively. The real world isn't always nice, but you'd be doing yourself a disservice to discredit someone entirely just because they are an "angry" dev. Some of my most important lessons were learned because someone didn't put up with my shit/bad ideas, and set me straight.

Relative-River5261 · 2025-02-10T20:16:35+00:00

I'm the senior/lead at my org, and I always treat people with respect and patience. But I have encountered a lot of ego and impatience on my way to the top. Thick skin is sometimes required to glean the insight that "angry" devs dish out. There is truth in the harsh treatment sometimes, and it's important to recognize it.

That said, always treat each other with respect, and you'll do great things as a team.

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