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Re:Book list for streetfighting computer scientists by sdevonoes on Sunday November 15, 2026 @10:13AM (#50507480)
So how do you call people who love to read books like these in their free time, but hate working in the software industry? I hate with passion the “engineering talks”, the “architecture review sessions”, the “PR code reviews”, etc. Have been working for over 15 years for multiple different companies. I never liked a single one of them.

When family asks if i like my job, it’s not so straightforward to answer

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Re:Book list for streetfighting computer scientists by gumby on Sunday November 15, 2026 @11:02AM (#50507960)
He mentions people like you right up front, as being forced to read “design slatterns”.

(I actually laughed when I read that, even if it is a bit unkind: not the criticism of GoF/patterns but the use of “slattern” in the 21st century).

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