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Re:Engineers Do Not Get to Make Startup Mistakes When They B... by lubujackson on Thursday November 28, 2024 @09:02PM (#42270160)
I don't see how a rank and file programmer would ever be personally responsible for their code. You can blame management for forcing untested or known flawed logic, but not some shmoe that pushes an "off by 1" bug while working weekends and late nights with no testing and hard deadlines.
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Re:Engineers Do Not Get to Make Startup Mistakes When They B... by SoftTalker on Thursday November 28, 2024 @09:21PM (#42270250)
Pushing a bug, yeah that happens.

Deliberately implementing a financial system that ignores established (and probably legally required) accounting practices? That's kind of like a structural engineer willfully disregarding the building code because that's what management asked for.

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Re:Engineers Do Not Get to Make Startup Mistakes When They B... by solid_fuel on Friday November 29, 2024 @10:37PM (#42279182)
Programmers should ensure they understand the requirements of what they are being asked to build, and not just blindly build things. If I was asked to build an accounting system, I would insist on speaking with an accountant to understand the requirements. If I was asked to work on a medical imagining system, I would want to be working with a qualified radiologist and probably a PhD holder in a relevant field too.

Overconfidence can quite literally be fatal.

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