Re:Times are great for programmers now. How does it end?
by yobbo on Monday February 21, 2022 @06:30AM
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> we start operating like lawyers with partnerships
One analogy is; lawyering is like singing a never-ending song, whereas software is like a self-playing piano.
The lawyer is needed until the song is finished, which is partly up to himself.
A software consultant delivers a self-playing piano and must come back, cap in hand, asking for more work to improve it.
When software is working, it is assumed to be "finished" or "correct". Additional work is assumed to either fix bugs ("earlier mistakes"), or implement new features and improvements (which are optional and involves a sales process).
One analogy is; lawyering is like singing a never-ending song, whereas software is like a self-playing piano.
The lawyer is needed until the song is finished, which is partly up to himself.
A software consultant delivers a self-playing piano and must come back, cap in hand, asking for more work to improve it.
When software is working, it is assumed to be "finished" or "correct". Additional work is assumed to either fix bugs ("earlier mistakes"), or implement new features and improvements (which are optional and involves a sales process).