The silent majority in software

Re:The silent majority in software by falcolas on Monday August 29, 2022 @09:31AM (#32637993)

> and my work is generally focused around the endless practicalities and compromises, necessary to get products out the door.

This hits too hard. I’m still in the “acceptance” phase of grief over the death of my ideal that there’s a “right” technical solution for every problem. And I’m in my 40’s.

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Re:The silent majority in software by ChrisMarshallNY on Monday August 29, 2022 @10:17AM (#32638568)

I've learned to "lean in" to my compromises.

It starts by accepting them, right off the bat, then using the time that I'd otherwise spend in fruitless pursuit of shiny, doing things like testing and documenting the codebase.

Experience gives me the ability to see them, at the start of things, other than waiting to run into them, later.

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Re:The silent majority in software by wellokthen2 on Monday August 29, 2022 @04:31PM (#32643163)

I've read enough of your comments here to know that you are one of those who really Get It Right. Top 5% dev. Keep up the good work sir.

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