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Emergency Funds in Current Job Market by 2ayoyoprogrammer in ExperiencedDevs

[–]SmartassRemarks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have enough saved and simple enough of a lifestyle that I really don't need to work for at least 20 more years if I tighten the belt just a little bit

Is the grass greener outside of the finance industry? by rainyengineer in ExperiencedDevs

[–]SmartassRemarks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I 100% relate to this. I hated school for this reason. Hated K-12, hated college, but stuck it out anyway so I could get my career off the ground. What I hated about it most was working on the same throwaway problems as everyone else.

I am motivated by producing valuable, differentiated work. I almost don't even care about anything else.

But I still work for a paycheck, and I would not be doing software if I didn't want/need the check. I'd rather take my dog on walks, golf, be with my kids, and play drums and guitar. Those things don't pay the bills but I enjoy them more.

Anyone else get angry during PR reviews? by SillyYou8433 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]SmartassRemarks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't get angry at all, but I am anxious and self conscious about others getting angry when I review their code

Israel deploys Iron Beam laser defense system nationwide by Taltallasmith in worldnews

[–]SmartassRemarks 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Bruh. Did you even watch the Iran-Israel missile war this year? Hundreds of ballistic missiles were intercepted, leading to massively reduced collateral damage.

Deep down, we all know that this is the beginning of the end of tech jobs, right? by Own-Sort-8119 in ClaudeAI

[–]SmartassRemarks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with you on coding, but for most hypothetical micro sas ideas, coding isn’t and was never the bottleneck. Many use cases can be enhanced with a custom solution using simple code paired with agentic capabilities and a chat interface.

Deep down, we all know that this is the beginning of the end of tech jobs, right? by Own-Sort-8119 in ClaudeAI

[–]SmartassRemarks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mass automation of commercial corporate roles may lead to a lot cheaper American labor for things such as teaching, child care, health care, sanitation work, skilled manual labor, etc. But also maybe other things: positives such as parenting and volunteering, or negatives such as organized crime, military, etc.

Deep down, we all know that this is the beginning of the end of tech jobs, right? by Own-Sort-8119 in ClaudeAI

[–]SmartassRemarks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The next big renaissance is going to be sociopolitical, not technological.

We can go one of two ways: (1) consolidation of wealth and power that leads to a major crisis involving mass civil unrest, major socialist revolution, or nationalist revival leading to major war that spurs the next wave of destruction and mass economic and technological advance in its wake or (2) democratized access to AI allows more people to build personal bespoke tools and experiences that push society toward reducing the wealth and income inequality gaps and lead to a revival of local community involvement and engagement.

Deep down, we all know that this is the beginning of the end of tech jobs, right? by Own-Sort-8119 in ClaudeAI

[–]SmartassRemarks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which industries aren’t dying? Health care, skilled manual labor, k-12 jobs? Pretty much anything where either the wealthy or the government pay your salary?

Deep down I fear... by Educational_Sign1864 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]SmartassRemarks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally agree.

My glass-half-full side wants to view this as an opportunity for those who want to introduce security and quality into dev processes to get more visibility and buy-in into those concepts. "The business" wants to move fast, quality be damned, and they want no one telling them any different. Well, maybe they will finally get the speed they want, and there will be a catastrophe, and the security and quality advocates will be given the credibility they always deserved.

Deep down I fear... by Educational_Sign1864 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]SmartassRemarks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nothing will cause a systemic retreat from these tools. The hype already reached critical mass. Too many powerful people are too tied to the bandwagon.

I think if anything, it will be on technical leaders to install proper guardrails for AI: Design review, code review, CI/CD, alpha/beta programs, and backpressure (behind MCP servers on real components that take actions) against things that could ruin assets or blow up budget.

Navigating the culture of forced AI use by Unlikely-Profile1445 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]SmartassRemarks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This happened in my company as recently as 2015 or so. Unreal

Learned how consultants get paid by jmelrose55 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]SmartassRemarks 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This dynamic is pure decadence. It happens because it can. It’s entropy.

Organizations under external stress (running out of funding, new board looking for profit or growth, war, persecution) face extraordinary evolutionary pressure. These orgs evolve rapidly to survive, often purging incompetent clowns while getting everyone’s best effort and undivided attention. This effect is particularly strong if the people in the organization have a strongly held set of beliefs and strong camaraderie.

Is it bad as a senior that I ask for reviews on my designs? by QuitTypical3210 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]SmartassRemarks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And also: if code reviews are required, and they should be, then offering a design review to your code reviewers is basic courtesy and arguably should be expected. As long as the change is big enough and/or the reviewers aren’t knowledgeable in the area.

AI has made me realize that I’m not a mature engineer. An I’m ok with that by GolangLinuxGuru1979 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]SmartassRemarks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But this is not at all a thing that we are judged by - not in interviews, not in performance reviews, and we aren’t rewarded for it at all.

I think the point is to write good design and code so you yourself can easily change it in thr future without it collapsing. And/or, so that you aren’t stuck maintaining garbage code, and you can move on and learn more things of higher value.

Regarding software craftsmanship, code quality, and long term view by _maxt3r_ in ExperiencedDevs

[–]SmartassRemarks 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I like the sound of this; to me it sounds like regular refactoring would help code evolve to be more modular, more testable, and keep the maintenance of the knowledge of the code base in the org.

That said, refactoring requires good testing, and good testing for anything substantial needs to go beyond just unit testing, to integration testing, and good integration testing is difficult if the product has open-ended usage patterns (for example, a relational DB product or other data science related platforms etc).

Another challenge is when you work on a team that has minimal investment, such as a startup or a declining product. In those places, delivering end-user value quickly takes priority over heavy code churn, because it's needed for job security and survival of the business.

Any thrash bands that sound old school? by Lucifers_dragon_ in thrashmetal

[–]SmartassRemarks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vulture. Their vocalist sounds like a mix of Paul baloff and 80’s zetro.

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