These are aren't software problems, these are people problems. Maybe software makes some portions easier.
…or harder/worse.
Why aren't SW developers working on more important problems?
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Re: Why aren't SW developers working on more important problems?
#42(1) pay is shit, (2) this problems aren't solvable by software alone or at all
Takes long term vision / supply of resources to outline/research/develop problem(s) for software developer(s) to work on. Usually why new/ground breaking things happen at university then moved over to commercial setting.
Nope, most of new ground comes from companies
Re: Why aren't SW developers working on more important problems?
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
Takes long term vision / supply of resources to outline/research/develop problem(s) for software developer(s) to work on. Usually why new/ground breaking things happen at university then moved over to commercial setting.
Nope, most of new ground comes from companies
Perhaps, companies in which employees can pursue hobbies/personal projects. (kodac & digital camera[0] being an interesting case study))
Companies arise out of diverging from 'parent' company goals/objectives.
Also a side project grows beyond original intent.
How to pay for US college education / research ...
* side jobs/projects that superceeded 'getting a degree': Dell, Nerf, Microsoft, facebook, netscape.
* While doing research .... microwave, transisor, antibiotics, digital camera, c/unix, bsd, alto & apple Lisa, etc ...
Re: Why aren't SW developers working on more important problems?
#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
Nope, most of new ground comes from companies
Perhaps, companies in which employees can pursue hobbies/personal projects. (kodac & digital camera[0] being an interesting case study)) Companies arise out of diverging from 'parent' company goals/objectives. Also a side project grows beyond original intent. How to pay for US college education / research ... * side jobs/projects that superceeded 'getting a degree': Dell, Nerf, Microsoft, facebook, netscape. * While…
I think you're not seeing it through the same lens :) Look for example all machine learning, hardware, AI, LLM, etc.
None of that came to be used in the world due to University departments. Maybe some of the theory behind it, sure, but making it useful in the real world through engineering, no.
Microsoft "side project" innovation vs current Microsoft innovation (e.g: what goes into building something like Azure or ChatGTP backend) is also very different :)