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I love programming but I hate the programming industry (www.deathbyabstraction.com)

submitted 6 months ago by mao@lemmy.sdf.org to c/programming@programming.dev

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I don't entirely subscribe to the first paragraph – I've never worked at a place so dear to me that spurred me to spend time thinking about its architecture (beyond the usual rants). Other than that, spot on

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[-] Kache@lemm.ee 12 points 6 months ago

Good code is code that's easy to delete.

I'm not a game dev, but it's got a reputation for being more of a software engineering shit show than other software industries, which your story only reinforces.

[-] magic_lobster_party@kbin.run 6 points 6 months ago

Good code is code that's easy to delete.

This is why there’s nothing more permanent than a temporary fix.

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