Kite is saying farewell, and is open-sourcing all of its code.

Re:Kite is saying farewell, and is open-sourcing all of its ... by NateEag on Sunday November 20, 2022 @06:32PM (#33686724)

> It is weird that software engineers are the only engineer-types that are supposed to be able to do their job with just a computer and a built-in editor.

Not really. We aren't actually engineers. Someone appropriated the title and misused it, and now there's no putting that genie back in the bottle.

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Re:Kite is saying farewell, and is open-sourcing all of its ... by wolpoli on Sunday November 20, 2022 @07:12PM (#33687052)

Even then, software engineers tend to have more control over the work process than other roles.

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Re:Kite is saying farewell, and is open-sourcing all of its ... by jnwatson on Tuesday November 22, 2022 @02:22PM (#33710017)

I would have agreed with you 20 years ago. Now, the cloud architecture stuff is real engineering.

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Re:Kite is saying farewell, and is open-sourcing all of its ... by NateEag on Thursday November 24, 2022 @08:55AM (#33731302)

there are genuine software engineers, yes.

I have yet to meet or work with one.

Engineering is expensive, and most software developers rightly default to a pragmatic craftsman's attitude. Build something people can use and iterate on it based on feedback.

When there aren't lives at stake, it's usually the right call.

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