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Re:Software Engineers Hate Code by bayindirh on Saturday July 08, 2023 @10:04AM (#36644532)
Well, I'm currently trying to reverse engineer something done by an open source SaaS offering, to patch a tool written by another person which works with that part I'm trying to reverse.

I just wanted to use the tool without any effort, but I have to understand the interface and patch the tool to make it work again. I'm not complaining.

Just wanted to add a data point for the former part of your comment.

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Re:Software Engineers Hate Code by jrochkind1 on Saturday July 08, 2023 @03:56PM (#36648120)
And you enjoy and prefer this kind of work? OK! I guess occasionally I enjoy this kind of work too, when I'm in an environment with reasonable expectations of how challenging it will be/long it will take, when I have room for it.
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