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The irony at the heart of software engineering

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Re: The irony at the heart of software engineering

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As a software engineer I can say that in my 20 years of experience none of this is true. Like any technical discipline, different engineers have different approaches and experience. But this obviously false dichotomy of two camps and unsupported analogy with film critics strikes me as the writings of someone who has never actually worked in the field.

Re: The irony at the heart of software engineering

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As a software engineer I can say that in my 20 years of experience none of this is true. Like any technical discipline, different engineers have different approaches and experience. But this obviously false dichotomy of two camps and unsupported analogy with film critics strikes me as the writings of someone who has never actually worked in the field.

>the writings of someone who has never actually worked in the field.

I think it may be worse than that - I've had the fortune ('mis' or 'good') to listen to folks whose only experience with something was academic ... but at least they could parrot the Academia-Designed Best Practice™ when asked about something

This ... was totally different

Re: The irony at the heart of software engineering

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... all of it

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lol

the article author clearly has never worked anywhere in the industry, and you're here defending the uninformed opinion of someone by dismissing those who actually have (and/or do)

thanks for the laughs this morning, mate :)

Re: The irony at the heart of software engineering

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lol the article author clearly has never worked anywhere in the industry, and you're here defending the uninformed opinion of someone by dismissing those who actually have (and/or do ) thanks for the laughs this morning, mate :)

You don't have an argument.
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