Re:Jonathan Blow on Societal Collapse (2019)
by mysterydip on Friday August 26, 2022 @08:19PM
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> You wouldn't hire an F1 engineer to design retail automobile machining, because both the hire and the machining process would be overkill.
Not only overkill, but detrimental to the goals of the retail market. The tolerances in an F1 car are so tight that the engine needs warm oil through it before it can even be started. Great for maximum performance, not great for the driver that wants to just hop in the car, turn the key, and go.
Re:Jonathan Blow on Societal Collapse (2019)
by majormajor on Friday August 26, 2022 @08:16PM
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I think most software development is already internal, line-of-business stuff at companies HN largely ignores. The level of tech used is quite boring.
Ask someone with LinkedIn Recruiter to run you through a broad search of developers mentioning stuff in-fashion for bigcorp internal teams like Java or .Net - you'll see so a TON of profiles for stuff that has nothing to do with FAANG or FAANG-like tech stacks.
Re:Jonathan Blow on Societal Collapse (2019)
by WalterBright on Friday August 26, 2022 @08:53PM
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I'm sure the F1 engineer is capable enough to adapt to different requirements.
Re:Jonathan Blow on Societal Collapse (2019)
by tstrimple on Friday August 26, 2022 @10:38PM
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Why are you so confident? Jonathan Blow can’t seem to adapt.
Re:Jonathan Blow on Societal Collapse (2019)
by WalterBright on Friday August 26, 2022 @10:59PM
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I didn't know Jonathan Blow designed F1 engines.
The software industry is stuck in this rut where everyone acts as if they're designing F1 cars, but few teams outside of FAANG actually are. In other words, for the majority of software jobs, a bootcamp and CRUD experience is likely enough.