Re:How can you not be romantic about programming? (2020)
by scsilver on Saturday February 20, 2021 @05:19PM
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Other professions arent as technical, and focus more on creating human connections rather than abstract connections.
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Re:How can you not be romantic about programming? (2020)
by disgruntledphd2 on Saturday February 20, 2021 @09:04PM
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- Accounting?
- Finance?
- Law?
I dunno, I think this notion that software development is uniquely technical is pretty misguided.
Re:How can you not be romantic about programming? (2020)
by avenger123 on Sunday February 21, 2021 @01:54AM
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This is really right on the mark. Real accounting involving trusts, tax shelters involving various corporate structures, the intricate tax code knowledge required to understand and take advantage of loopholes is quite technical.
Having been exposed to what it takes to do this level of accounting via direct conversations with someone who does this, they can't wait to move on from it. It's not a good fit for their personality. It really is a back office type of work that can get quite lonely.