Re:If software engineering is in demand, why is it so hard t...
by tootie on Monday August 30, 2021 @03:41PM
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It's because there isn't one. So much professional advice seems to be based around a SV/FAANG mode of operations, but that just doesn't apply to a good 90% of the industry. Most tech work is done on line of business software, not megascale internet companies. Building high-design marketing websites is completely different from enterprise SaaS is completely different from infrastructure is completely different from video games is completely different from desktop software. Not just requiring different tech skills, but different personalities and working styles.
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Re:If software engineering is in demand, why is it so hard t...
by cudgy on Monday August 30, 2021 @11:50PM
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True. Furthermore, many of these FAANG sites work terribly and are ridiculous to navigate. Where is the logout button? Oh, they purposely hid it several levels deep under a strange tiny icon menu where users won’t find it … so users stay logged in and they can be tracked by the advertising markers.
Or, why did the screen just scroll down and lose my place in the paragraph? Oh, they loaded an ad in the middle of the document and the page re-rendered itself causing jerks and fits on the screen. Nice job FAANG site!
Or try performing a sort of items by price or whatever other criteria … doesn’t work because the website wants the user to see the “suggested” items no matter what search criteria was desired y the user.
And …