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this post was submitted on 09 Nov 2024
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After 15 years in the industry, I don't actually hate cargo cult programming anymore. Cargo cult programing is a useful tool to deal with the industry. Junior devs are going to join a cult, you want them in your cult, and you want your cult to have clear rules. If they want to know why the gods rain cargo, they'll ask. At one point you don't have any real control over hiring even as a Lead, EM, etc, because in larger companies saying "no" often doesn't matter when hiring has been dragging on too long. They need to fill seats for deadlines they decided without you anyway.
As a tech leader with standards, you either need to be in a wonderful company or you need to have a wonderful cult.