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Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to make FAANG salaries without wor... by Merad on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @11:57AM (#41047430)
I used to work in internal IT at a Fortune 500 working with different departments in the company to turn Excel spreadsheets and Access97 tools into web apps with real databases. The problem is that the companies/departments where this is the case all have their own workflows and business processes, and 99% of the time are completely unwilling to consider change. It'll be really challenging to develop software that can be sold to multiple companies even when they ostensibly do the same thing.
Re:Ask HN: Is it possible to make FAANG salaries without wor... by edgriebel on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @07:31AM (#41055838)
And you’re going to hit the ever-present concern at companies, namely “it’s working perfectly fine, why would I spend any money on it?“