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Re:The Niche Programmer by pphysch on Sunday May 01, 2022 @12:01PM (#31226110)
It's digital plumbing, almost literally: the pipes aren't very interesting, and you have to often wade through shit to put em in

Thankless work so that the analysts can turn on the faucet and get nice clean data for their fancy algorithms and models

Re:The Niche Programmer by beckingz on Sunday May 01, 2022 @05:48PM (#31229027)
It's plumbing, but you're also expected to know where the water came from, the exact specifications of the treatment plant that cleaned it, exactly what is in the water down to the parts per billion, and have ideas for what kind of faucet will make everyone trust the water the most.

Also bonus if you know how to run a business and give guidance on what type of house to buy before putting in pipes.