What is the best part about being a Software Engineer?

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Post by akras14 » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 5:56 AM UTC

What is the best part about being a Software Engineer?
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Re: What is the best part about being a Software Engineer?

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Post by kylec » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 7:09 AM UTC

It sounds like you've hit the jackpot. Especially the part about the fun job, I don't think that's that easy to find in the software industry.

Re: What is the best part about being a Software Engineer?

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Post by dschiptsov » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 7:11 AM UTC

The same as being a poet or an artist.

Re: What is the best part about being a Software Engineer?

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Post by namelezz » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 7:14 AM UTC

We are all entitled to our own opinions. I would say this is your personal perspective of being a Software Engineer in tech. city(SF).

Re: What is the best part about being a Software Engineer?

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Post by mfmbarber » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 7:17 AM UTC

As someone who has only just managed to crack into the developer industry. I agree with most of your sentiments.

We get the same buzz and artist or musician might get.

Re: What is the best part about being a Software Engineer?

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Post by andywood » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 7:21 AM UTC

Those are some rose-colored glasses. I could easily make a list of the best things about being in the hospital, too. I'd estimate that my 18 years in software development have been about 25% good, 25% tolerable, and 50% team/boss-induced inhumane mental torture.

The one thing I can't argue with is the money. Everything else has been highly volatile.

Re: What is the best part about being a Software Engineer?

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Post by akras14 » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 7:23 AM UTC

andywood wrote: post #6

Those are some rose-colored glasses. I could easily make a list of the best things about being in the hospital, too. I'd estimate that my 18 years in software development have been about 25% good, 25% tolerable, and 50% team/boss-induced inhumane mental torture. The one thing I can't argue with is the money. Everything else has been highly volatile.

rose colored glasses was precisely the point

Re: What is the best part about being a Software Engineer?

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Post by akras14 » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 7:28 AM UTC

kylec wrote: post #2

It sounds like you've hit the jackpot. Especially the part about the fun job, I don't think that's that easy to find in the software industry.

I was actually fairly unhappy at my last job, but still was able to enjoy a lot of things from that list.

Re: What is the best part about being a Software Engineer?

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Post by vacri » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 7:28 AM UTC

andywood wrote: post #6

Those are some rose-colored glasses. I could easily make a list of the best things about being in the hospital, too. I'd estimate that my 18 years in software development have been about 25% good, 25% tolerable, and 50% team/boss-induced inhumane mental torture. The one thing I can't argue with is the money. Everything else has been highly volatile.

How is that different to the generic employee experience? Most people don't enjoy their jobs 100%, or even close to that.

Re: What is the best part about being a Software Engineer?

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Post by akras14 » Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 7:30 AM UTC

akras14 wrote: post #8

kylec wrote: post #2

It sounds like you've hit the jackpot. Especially the part about the fun job, I don't think that's that easy to find in the software industry.

I was actually fairly unhappy at my last job, but still was able to enjoy a lot of things from that list.

Also fun can be a relative term, my worst programming gig was more fun than working at Walmart for example.