Re:Coding Horror: Sex, Lies, and Software Development
by gaius on Thursday April 09, 2009 @04:55PM
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But I don't think standard business apps are more purposeful then porn, they are both commercial enterprises and don't have any great spiritually transcending qualities.
Well exactly. I work in online gambling, have done for 3 years now. At my interview they asked me, do you have any problem with working here? I just laughed and told them I'd been working in foreign exchange for 5 years.
Should I ever want to go back to the City, I would have no problem at all listing my present employer on my CV, indeed, I would fully expect any potential employers to be impressed (particularly since our transactions/sec dwarf most stock exchanges!)
I do agree with Jeff that you should care what the ultimate value of your work is.
But I don't think standard business apps are more purposeful then porn, they are both commercial enterprises and don't have any great spiritually transcending qualities.
I care about biotech and robotics. And if you want to change the world though business apps or social websites that's great!
But don't pretend that porn-IT work is somehow intrinsically less admirable then any other run of the mill coding job that pays the bills.